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...trial—continue to encourage an environment in which survivors increasingly fear to report sexual assault. For the young woman involved in this specific case, reporting her story to the police threw her in the middle of a media circus. She was subjected to a brutal environment where rape shield laws were unable to prevent sensational revelations of her name, graphic details about her sexual history and endless questions about her character and mental stability...
...crucial for the defense team. Given the fact that Bryant is a rich, successful basketball star, he has the right to question the credibility of his accuser. It is possible the accuser is telling the truth, but it is also possible that she has fabricated a story of rape in the mere hopes of not only damaging Bryant but also securing some of his wealth and fame for herself...
...trial judge, Chief Judge W. Terry Ruckriegle of District Court, ruled last month, rape protection laws do not prevent Bryant’s defense team from revealing details about the woman’s sexual behavior in the 72 hours before her medical examination. Ruckriegle agreed that such details could be used by the defense to account for the woman’s physical bruises and to question her credibility in the context of the events of that time period...
...persecuted for having crossed his former boss. When Mahathir fired him in 1998, Anwar had led tens of thousands in demanding democratic reform, in the largest demonstrations Malaysia had seen in decades. DISMISSED. Sexual-assault charges against KOBE BRYANT, 26, basketball star; after the woman who accused him of rape declined to testify against him; in Eagle, Colorado. The Los Angeles Lakers guard had been charged with raping the hotel clerk, then 19, who visited his room while he was in Colorado last year. He apologized in a statement, saying: "Although I believe this encounter between us was consensual...
Ethiopian Jews are a very proud and modest group of people who underwent unspeakable hardships before emigrating to Israel; their families and friends suffered humiliation, rape and murder. Assimilation into Israeli society has been nearly impossible for the first generation, but those who arrived in Israel as children and, of course, those who have been born here are becoming increasingly involved in mainstream Israeli life. Still, the situation in Israel remains intolerable and unsolvable. Rees' article captured the essence of life as we live it. It isn't easy. LARRY LESTER Motza Ilit, Israel