Falling on that side of your chest, yes. consistent with what she told you happened to her. yes. from palm beach, the cold reality of day four in the william kennedy smith rape trial. he had to come i to i would his accuser as she continually broke down in tears on the witness stand. in the nine month since the good friday incident, the 5-foot extension woman named patricia bowman had never made a public statement or public appearance. maintaining privacy about her family, her child and herself. , question for the victims, if there s going to be cameras in the courtroom, how do i protect my identity. you saw one of the steps that was taken and patty s case it was the blue to cover her face. we also saw it can t thoroughly and completely do that because people move.
and those were three of the few significant experts who testified during the sensational rape trial. now let s take a brief look at some of the other experts the defense hired you have no way of knowing if it was raining at the home on july 19 at all. their observations available which may or may not indicate that. you don t have them with you. no i do not. [inaudible] from all six positions that i took the measurements from, the moon would be visible. there would be no natural or man-made obstruction and that s what i was looking for
And should have done something about it a long time ago. by problem, he met raping women. on december 2, the first day of the trial, the judge barred their testimony. i submit to the court that these three prior acts are relevant to the issues of consent and to corroborate the victim s testimony in the supreme court florida and they have made it clear such evidence is admissible. the court denies the statements. the three women who previously accused smith of sexual assault will not allow to testify. it was a gamebreaker. that was powerful testimony. literature shows a rapist is a rapist. rape is not about sex and people who look like william smith, you and anybody else,
Not on trial, he is. and mercer is talking about her best friend, 29-year-old woman whose name should not be revealed. and mercer was a tall willowy blonde whose father was a very known businessman in palm beach, and she was a good friend of the alleged victim, a very good friend. why did you give an interview to current affairs concerning this information. i believed that my police statement was out. i had already given for statements to the police and i didn t feel it would harm the case in any way. of william kennedy smith was sitting here right now, what would you say to him. i would probably spit in his face. were you paid for those interviews.
Strange way my family is on trial for me. we contacted her based on a tip we had. we told her that her story should be told, she agreed and a reporter was on her doorstep in washington d.c. and she agreed to tell the story because she could reach 22 million readers.