to see what the jury decides, jose. and gabe, no real idea how long these deliberations could take. that s exactly right, jose. it s very tough to predict what any jury is deliberating right now or what the outcome of the case may be. owen labrie faces nine counts, three that are most serious are these felony sexual assault counts. faces three of those charges. he faces up to 20 year in prison for each of those counts. the stakes are very high here, not just for owen labrie but also for st. paul s school, which is one of the nation s most elite boarding schools, and the defense has during closing arguments yesterday, high-profile defense attorney jay carney really slammed the culture at the school, saying in part that the senior salute tradition was in part to blame for this. the prosecution is making that argument all along. however, the defense is arguing not to blame owen labrie for this but the culture at st. paul school was at least partly to blame. a lot of people watching us
across the city. it remains to be seen if this is part of a wider increasing domestic attack. there has been an increase in islamic extremism in southeast asia so that connection remains to be made. gregg: the accuser in the prep school rape trial telling her side of the story to the jury of today. just as attorneys for owen labrie tried to discredit her by using her emails and text messages before and after the alleged attack. she testified about the senior salute tradition where senior boys make sexual conquests of younger girls before graduation. good to see you both. if it can be prove on the satisfaction of the jury there was this sick game of conquest,
the culture of that school, it s outrageous, the culture of this school, he must have done it. that s the risk as a judge that you run in allowing this evidence to come forward and be heard. let me ask you about the school in this case. unbelievable the list of the kinds of people that went to this school. we re talking about dignitaries, chief executive, writers, ambassador, secretary of state, many members of congress. i think over a half dozen members of congress. what about the legacy of the school. what about the liability of the school in this place? well, if there was in fact this culture of rape or this senior salute tradition the school would be responsible for not pro venti not preventing it from happening. and look at the roster, was this going on when john kerry was at st.fal st. paul? it s shocking. but one thing supreme to
prosecutor said the details in this case will be hard to listen to. the defense in the meantime is is also speaking to this question of culture. the defense said that it is a matter of pride. for young women on the campus to be selected to be asked to participate in the so-called senior salute tradition and the defense attorney said that the salute does not necessarily have to mean sexual contact. that it can involve other forms of contact such as kissing and hand holding. all of this is putting the school, which as i said, is one of the nation s most storieded and elite schools, laboratory for leadership, in an uncomfortable position. the school has put out a stam. the school says current allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school or value, rules or the people who represent our student body. alumni, faculty and staff and francis today, the jurors are on