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Rape Case Lawyer Says Women Are “Very Good At Lying”

April 25, 2017

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“People can be very good at lying,” defense attorney Steve Farese said in closing arguments of a rape case filed against a Tennessee businessman. “Women can be especially good at it because they’re the weaker sex and we … and we want to protect them and not have anybody take advantage of them, at least I do.” That was Farese’s closing argument before a jury of nine women and three men, who went on to acquit Shelby County businessman Mark Giannini. The woman who accused Giannini of rape said he invited her to his house for what she thought was a job interview, and then raped and demeaned her. After the verdict was read, the woman yelled “This is not right,” and left the courtroom sobbing and screaming. Giannini is indicted on charges of raping two other women in pending cases. Assistant professor of law at the University of Memphis Demetria Frank called the comment “wholly inappropriate.” She added: “It’s kind of disgusting that we still hear comments like that at this point. It should open up a bigger conversation about the biases and the ethics of attorneys in our justice system.”

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