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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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Much was made by the prosecution about the presence of golf clubs and multiple men in the room, and how they raised the prospect that EM's consent in the evening was coerced. But that didn't really apply in the early morning hours when it was just McLeod and EM present, after they had taken a shower together, and the second video was taken. It's harder to see how that statement was made under coercion. The judge, who saw and heard the video, seems to believe it was genuine.