Evidence leaks in Madison Brooks case take 'emotional toll' on family as defense doubts conviction
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Madison Brooks' leaked autopsy is another blow to her family's mental health, as the rape suspects' lawyers said it is evidence that proves their clients' innocence.
Genetic material from one of the suspects, Kaivon Washington, was found around the LSU student's genital area, and an abrasion and bruising on Brooks' back side was noted as "highly suspicious for a sexual assault," the local Baton Rouge news outlet reported. Chris Eberhart is a crime and US news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on Twitter @ChrisEberhart48.
However, a separate lab report said there was insufficient male DNA present and no indication that an assault might have occurred, WBRZ reported.
The suspects' attorneys believe this will exonerate them, one of the suspect's lawyers, Joe Long, said in an email, but the snippets of info that continue to be leaked takes "an emotional toll" on Brooks' family, Brooks' mother said.
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