[JLS]

So my question is, if this ever gets to court, can the purported rape victim be forced to account for her changing stories? In other words, are the earlier tales she's told admissible for comparison with her testimony on the stand?
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Yes which is why one of the things the defense demanded from the prosecutor the other day in the filing was every statement she has made to Durham authorities including how confident her ID was and how many chances did she have to have to make an ID.

And really they should not have had to ask. Prosecutors have a legal obligation to give exculpitory evidence to the defense.

[Locomotive Breath]

Changing stories in statements to the police yes, but for example can she be asked about things that we see reported as her statements in newspapers which, after all, are forming the basis for our discussion?

[Ken H]

Yes which is why one of the things the defense demanded from the prosecutor the other day in the filing was every statement she has made to Durham authorities including how confident her ID was and how many chances did she have to have to make an ID.

When is the court supposed to rule on that motion by the defense?

[Howlin]

Prosecutors have a legal obligation to give exculpitory evidence to the defense.

North Carolina is an open files discovery state; they're entitled to ALL it, good and bad, now.