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Continued from 3 AO'Leary had represented the woman while he was in private practice, creating a conflict of interest,The criminal complaint charged Lukas with sexually assaulting his 36-year*old wife in the weeks after t heir Jan. 10 marriage. She told police she had agreed to a marriage of “friendship and necessity and no sex. The couple has since divorced.In a Nov. 13 letter to Wambach, McCrory wrote: “David O’Leary did not think this case should beprosecuted. Tom White (assistantRock County district attorney) did not think this case should be prosecuted. They sent it to you expecting that there would be no action.McCrory said this morning: “Last week I gave the special prosecutor unimpeachable evidence that (the woman) was making this up. I told him he was duty bound by ethics to dismiss, and he went ahead nonetheless.“A prosecutor is ethically bound to seek justice, not just victories,*’ McCrory said. “An ethical prosecutor when faced with incontrovertible evidence that the victim has lied in the past and is fabricating this story should honorably dismiss the case.“Where does Mr. Lukas go to get his good name back? McCrory asked.Wambach said this morning he still believes his decision to prosecute Lukas was correct.“If I truly believed that I could orove the case beyond a reason-A-l. ---- ...
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Nov 20, 1997
Page 16
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