Tyson, Prosecutors Are Said to Be Working on Release Deal
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INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Tyson would admit raping Desiree Washington in exchange for his early release from prison under a proposed deal with Marion County prosecutors, WTHR-TV reported Monday night.
It said a willingness of both sides to negotiate might be linked to the fact that the Indiana Court of Appeals has granted the former heavyweight champion a hearing to consider whether the prosecutor’s office withheld important evidence.
WTHR said neither side was talking publicly about the deal, and it did not disclose its sources for the report.
Tyson’s attorney, Alan Dershowitz, speaking from his home in the Boston area, said: “I’ve had no discussions (with the prosecutor’s office). I am going ahead and preparing for the hearing.”
Rob Smith, a spokesman for Prosecutor Jeffrey Modisett, could not be reached for comment late Monday.
Tyson was convicted of assaulting Washington, a contestant in the Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis, in July of 1991. He is serving a six-year term at the Indiana Youth Center in Plainfield, 15 miles west of Indianapolis.
WTHR also reported that attorneys for Tyson and Washington are discussing an out-of-court settlement of their civil case.
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