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CONCORD, N.H. — More details of an elite prep school's campus tradition of sexual conquest emerged Monday at a recent graduate's rape trial as former classmates testified.

Owen Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, is charged with multiple felonies. Prosecutors say he was 18 years old and two days away from graduation last year when he raped a 15-year-old girl in a building on the grounds of St. Paul's School in Concord as part of Senior Salute, in which seniors try to have sex with underclassmen. The defense says the two had consensual sexual contact.

Students who testified Monday said Senior Salute could involve anything from kissing to sex, according to Boston.com (http://bit.ly/1LwhiyN).

"It was just kind of a way for people on a secluded campus to express an interest in someone else, whether it be for friendship or romantic," said Andrew Thomson, Labrie's former roommate.

While others testified that Thomson and Labrie were in a Senior Salute contest, Thomson denied that account. He also said he cautioned Labrie against having sex with the girl because she was younger but Labrie later made a comment suggesting he did.

Another student said he helped persuade the girl to accept Labrie's invitation to take part in the Senior Salute tradition but did not believe that Labrie was planning to do anything more than kiss her. He testified that Labrie initially told friends "with a smirk on his face" that he did not have sex with the girl but later told him privately that he did.

The Associated Press generally doesn't identify people who say they are the victims of sexual assault. Last week the girl, in her testimony, said she twice told Labrie "no" during their encounter and felt "frozen" when he became aggressive. She said she initially felt the sex assault was her fault for not kicking, screaming or trying to push him off.

Labrie's defense attorney tried to undermine the girl's credibility by questioning her about friendly emails she later exchanged with Labrie and highlighting discrepancies between her testimony and what she told police.

The case has cast a critical light on St. Paul's School, which boasts as alumni an international roster of senators, congressmen, ambassadors,Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel laureates and other notables, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.



He took the stand yesterday

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/2...ccused-of-rape-takes-the-stand.html?referrer=

I cant find video of his testimony tho


Jury is deliberating right now
 
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:smh: animal

I hope this thug rots in prison
Give him the electric chair
 
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I've read about this case

Even though I'm inclined to believe her, if I was on the juror I won't be able to convict

This is classic he said, she said, and her behavior after the alleged sexual assault really hurts the state's case
 
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There's a lot of gray area when it comes to explaining sexual acts. Body language, hidden agendas and other components can't be articulated perfectly. Just black and white, he said she said. The girl was probably scared and didn't want to get hurt.
 
i saw this on nightline, another thing that the girl did which will hurt her case was when she went to the nurse the day after, she told the nurse that she had sex, nurse asked if it was consensual, she said yes.
 
So let me get this straight:

She continued to talk to him and flirt even after the rape?

As opposed to the Columbia University case, this kid is gonna get some punishment considering she was underage. He was Harvard bound too. Damn.

When it comes down to it, his life is ruined regardless of the outcome.
 
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So let me get this straight:

She continued to talk to him and flirt even after the rape?

As opposed to the Columbia University case, this kid is gonna get some punishment considering she was underage. He was Harvard bound too. Damn.

When it comes down to it, his life is ruined regardless of the outcome.

He is a well off white male

I doubt his life will be "ruin" if he is gets off

Might be tougher, yeah. But far from ruined
 
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i saw this on nightline, another thing that the girl did which will hurt her case was when she went to the nurse the day after, she told the nurse that she had sex, nurse asked if it was consensual, she said yes.
I don't know all of the details of her testimony, but she could say she gave consent because she was to scared to say no in the moment or something.  
 
They acquitted dude of the serious sexual assault charges

All he got convicted of was the lesser statutory rape charges type charges
 
Verdict was fair. Too bad this stuff will keep happening and people will abuse it.
 
 
We all know had the defendant been a minority, kid would have got the book thrown at him.
Agreed, they'd castrate him and destroy his life.

Let's be honest here, the girls don't usually get any punishment if the situation was reversed.
 
dont understand the point of going after freshman girls when it seems there are a good amount of willing women teachers...
 
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