In a Turn of Events, Texas Black Man Falsely Accused of Rape Sues White Woman, Police by Noah A. McGee from The Root on 2024-08-28 14:12 (#6QA5A) In November 2023, John Marks and his friend Freddie Douglas Jr. were accused of raping Amanda Zawieruszynski, a white woman, while she was in the pool at Marks' home in Manvel, Texas.