O’Reilly, who denies the allegations against him, tweeted the article Sunday night, saying, “Sorry to have to post this article but it is necessary to expose the evil in play in this country. More to come.” He was apparently so sorry that he tweeted it again Monday morning.
Now this “evil” that O’Reilly speaks of isn’t exactly earth-shattering. According police paperwork reportedly viewed by Newsmax, Burgess had been accused of calling the Detroit police on her then-boyfriend, saying that he hit her with a gun, and when police arrived, she said it didn’t happen, that there was no gun and no assault. The boyfriend reportedly told officers that Burgess had threatened to call the police saying he hit her with a gun.
Burgess’ lawyer, Lisa Bloom, addressed this matter with Newsmax, alleging that Burgess and her boyfriend both felt that the false report charges “were based on a misunderstanding and were not pursued by the police or prosecutors.” A search of local court records did not show any open or closed criminal cases against Burgess.
So this big “evil” that O’Reilly is trying to “expose” is an incident where a woman reported domestic violence, and then changed her story when the cops showed up. Is this evidence that she’s made false accusations in the past? It could be. It could also be a case of a domestic violence victim being too afraid to move forward with a case. As a former prosecutor, I’ve seen that happen all too many times.
O’Reilly says there is more to come and for him to convincingly expose the “evil” here, he’ll need it.
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