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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Umm Dude, you need to read up on the U.S. rape shield rules, that have been adopted in almost all the states.
Basically a victims prior sexual history is viewed as not admissable unless it directly correlates.
Basically she can be the biggest slut in the world, and the court can't allow that to be put in front of the jury, unless her prior history is directly related to the accused.
In other words the accused can be the most promiscuous person in the history of the world, but that past history doesn't matter.
This was bought in because the ability for the defense to personally attack the victim was leading to victims not coming forward.
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Not what happened in the Kobe case.