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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Teen Perp Accused in Rape, Death of LSU Coed CHARGED AS ADULT

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The minor accused of raping Madison Brooks in the back seat of a car will be tried as an adult.  Desmond Carter, 17, has been  indicted for first-degree rape and third-degree rape. 

Kaivon Washington, 18, is also charged with third-degree rape. Everette Lee, 28, and Casen Carver, 18, were charged with principal to third-degree rape, which means they were there when the incident occurred but did not take part in it. 

LSU student Madison Brooks is killed after being hit by a car. Brooks was standing in the road at the time.  

Police say Brooks left a Tigerland bar with four men. Two of the men, then allegedly rape the very inebriated 19-year-old. When Brooks cannot give the men her address, she is dropped off around 3 a.m. in a random neighborhood. That is when Brooks is hit by the car. That driver showed no signs or evidence of being impaired.  

At first police said the suspects videotaped the assault but in the last hours, recanted those comments and apologized for the error.  There is,  however, a video of Brooks arguing with the men in the car. 

The four men who left with Brooks claim the sex was consensual, but hospital staff says Brooks' blood alcohol level was nearly 4 times the legal limit.  

Nancy Grace discusses the latest in the case with Atlanta Attorney and LSU grad Renee Rockwell. 

 

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0:00.0

The LSU community still reeling following the rate of a beautiful young co-ed, not just

0:21.3

a rape, but a gang rape.

0:25.1

According to local prosecutors, I'm talking about none other than LSU co-ed Maddie Brooks,

0:32.1

Madison Brooks.

0:34.7

In the last hours, we learn one of the alleged rapists will be tried as an adult.

0:42.5

It is a 17-year-old young man, Desmond Carter.

0:48.2

He is charged in first and third degree rate.

0:52.1

She then gets out of the car and is almost immediately mowed down in oncoming traffic.

0:59.7

She just let out.

1:00.7

She's extremely inebriated, let out of the street and almost immediately is mowed down dead.

1:07.5

The heartache her parents must be suffering.

1:10.5

I want to go out to high profile defense lawyer who has defended many, many rapes and

1:17.1

assorted sex crimes as well as drug defendants.

1:20.3

Knows her away around the courtroom.

1:23.1

Also attended school there in New Orleans.

1:27.8

Very familiar with the lay of the land and with the location where Maddie was not only

1:34.6

assaulted repeatedly, but where she was mowed down dead.

1:38.9

With me veteran trial lawyer Renee Rockwell out of the Atlanta jurisdiction.

1:44.2

Renee, the news, there are so many headlines this morning.

1:47.8

But one of them is that the 17-year-old Desmond Carter will be treated as an adult.

1:55.6

I assume you disagree with that.

1:58.5

Well, Nancy, of course, now we know his name.

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