If my son was going through this, my head would explode.
Abrams: Sexual assault nurse examiner noted only diffuse edema of the vaginal walls and contains no conclusions that the symptoms the accuser was raped.
Larry Koblinsky: We know from examination of the rape kit that she had intercourse with the boyfriend and prior gigs in which she used a vibrator and that could explain the edema. I hope the nurse was certified and had experience in this kind of testing.
Abrams: While invesitgator Himan alleges that accuser says she was hit, kicked and strangled, doctors found no neck, chest or vaginal tenderness. Accuser told nurse she wasn't choked and that no objects were used in the assault. All her body parts were normal although accuser says her body was tender.
Larry: Common when a woman claims she was raped; they get a medical history. IF there were signs of someone trying to strangle her, that would have been noted. The only thing of significance was a scratch on her knee and heel.
Abrams: Neither of the scratches were bleeding and both were obvious from the photographs I saw of her dancing so I don't think they're significant at all.
Larry: I like to think I'm unbiased, but other than DNA on the fingernal, and edema to the vaginal wall, all of which can be explained a number of ways, this is the weakest rape case I've ever seen.
Georgia: The complextion of the victim in this case is a dark skinned womana. Sometimes we can have a bruise and you can't really see if if we were fair people.
Indeed! Sometimes I thought I was developing a tumor.
Larry: That's wishful thinking. Professional use instruments like _____? When the record says there were no abrasions, we have to accept that...
Georgia: We don't have to accept that unless we find that particular instrument was used.
Yale: Nifong said this was a forcible rape and struggle and she has nothing on her body.
Abrams: Women can be violently assaulted and have no marks.
Yale: THe problem with that argument is she told the medical examiner that the boys didn't use condoms. So why no DNA.
Abrams: There's so many arguments in this case. But today, learning about Kim's statement:
"I went to my car wanting to leave but not wanting to leave her alone. SOme boys came to my window to talk. I was told she was passed out in back. I told them if they could get them to the car, I'd get rid of her. They brought her to me and I saw she didn't have her bag. She wanted to go into the house again to make more money."