Duke Lacrosse Captain Scores
Right on the heals of Mitch Albom’s claims that the Duke lacrosse players will carry this “slander” with them for the rest of their lives (read Pidgin’s post from a couple of days ago), comes the news that team captain David Evans has just landed a six-figure gig on Wall Street working for Morgan Stanley.
What was it Albom said?
I’d like to follow them when they apply for a job, and the company interviewing them has a staff meeting and someone in that staff meeting says, “Maybe we should stay away from this guy. After all, that whole rape thing …”
Well, the New York Post says:
The high-powered hiring comes after Evans, 24, lost out on a job offer from JPMorgan Chase when he was accused last year of raping a stripper at a lacrosse team party. Last week, he and teammates Reade Seligmann of New Jersey and Collin Finnerty of Long Island were cleared.
The loss of the job was a bitter blow to Evans.
“This woman has destroyed everything I worked for in my life,” Evans told CBS’s “60 Minutes.” “She’s put it on hold.”
Apparently Evans’ life wasn’t on hold for long. He’s just received a lesson that many have to wait years to learn. A good lawyer can be a rich man’s best friend.
I wonder how the accuser’s job prospects will improve now that this case is behind her. I suppose Mitch Albom couldn’t care less.
