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** FILE ** In this Oct. 8, 1988, file photo, Tawana Brawley speaks to reporters with her adviser, the Rev. Al Sharpton in Chicago. A grand jury concluded Brawley's story of being raped in New York in 1987 was a hoax. The New York Post reports Brawley has begun making defamation payments to the ex-county prosecutor she accused of rape after he won a claim against her and her advisers. (AP Photo/Mark Elias, File)

Tawana Brawley, who faked rape, begins defamation payments 25 years later

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Tawana Brawley speaks to supporters at Bethany Baptist Church in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Dec. 2, 1997. She is flanked by Alton Maddox (left) and her stepfather Ralph King (right). In 1987, Brawley's allegations of a racially charged rape became a national flashpoint. (Associated Press)

Tawana Brawley found after decades, served court order for defamation case

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times