Then, she was cross-examined by Mr. Tacopina for almost two days. She told him that she was in too much of a panic and had been fighting. After more back and forth, she declared, “I’m telling you, he raped me, whether I screamed or not.”In the interview, Ms. Carroll recalled the exchange. Mr. Tacopina, reached Friday, said, that “as a father of two daughters, I would never suggest there is an appropriate way to respond when you are a true rape victim. The issue is obviously I didn’t view Ms. Carroll as a true rape victim, nor did the jury.”

Source: CNN May 12, 2023 13:52 UTC