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labrie writing, you're an angel. she replies, you're quite an angel yourself. >> is this someone who was unwilling? >> the messages between them are arguably the most important evidence for the defense in this case. the defense is basically saying, look at these messages. are you really going to convict beyond a reasonable doubt a guy who was exchanging messages like this with her? after the fact? >> reporter: labrie's attorney claims the girl made up the rape charge to protect herself when the high school rumors started. >> she had to make the decision whether it would be her reputation that was going to go into the toilet or owen's. and she took the easier choice. >> reporter: labrie faces nine criminal counts, three of them felony sexual assault charges, each carrying up to 20 years in prison. >> there are a lot of charges here. this is not a simple case. and you could end up with a real divide on that jury. >> reporter: in closing arguments today labrie's defense attorney placed blame on the faculty of the elite
labrie writing, you're an angel. she replies, you're quite an angel yourself. >> is this someone who was unwilling? >> the messages between them are arguably the most important evidence for the defense in this case. the defense is basically saying, look at these messages. are you really going to convict beyond a reasonable doubt a guy who was exchanging messages like this with her? after the fact? >> reporter: labrie's attorney claims the girl made up the rape charge to...
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labrie there as a harvard-bound scholarship student. his friend taking the stand to describe what other students typically do during a senior salute. >> they would get together and they could, you know, spend some time together that could involve kissing or more than that sexually. but not necessarily. >> reporter: prosecutors alleging labrie told his friends he wanted to "slay his accuser." >> the word slay could mean anything between kissing and having sex, correct? >> yes. >> and you said you at least wanted to slay her, correct? >> yeah. as i mentioned. i was fond of [ muted ]. i often talked about my affection with her with my friends. >> reporter: labrie was the only witness for the defense. but the cross examination of the school nurse, who the alleged victim visited two days after the rape, may have helped his case. >> she told you there had been an encounter? >> correct. >> you asked her specifically if it was consensual? >> i did. >> she told you, yes, it was consensual? >> she did. >> does it hurt the prosecution this young g
labrie there as a harvard-bound scholarship student. his friend taking the stand to describe what other students typically do during a senior salute. >> they would get together and they could, you know, spend some time together that could involve kissing or more than that sexually. but not necessarily. >> reporter: prosecutors alleging labrie told his friends he wanted to "slay his accuser." >> the word slay could mean anything between kissing and having sex,...
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woman, labrie says he lied to his friends.e says all his friends did know was that he and his accuser shared affection. >> like all of my friends new, all of her friends sort of like new as well. >> reporter: forensic witnesses testified that labries dna was found on one of the girl's under garments. but he insists he is innocent. >>> a new report from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog says iran may have expanded one of its military sites while nuclear negotiations were underway. the report says the agency has observed probable construction on a major military complex outside of tehran. earlier i spoke with congressman alan grayson who is spectacle that the u.s. can trust iran. >> i don't think the deal will bring about the peace that we were hoping to see. it does nothing to address terrorism support by iran for militant groups around the area, involvement in iran in what amounts to the shia sunni civil war -- >> but this deal was supposed to constrain iran's ability to get a nuclear weapon. do you believe it does that? are you lea
woman, labrie says he lied to his friends.e says all his friends did know was that he and his accuser shared affection. >> like all of my friends new, all of her friends sort of like new as well. >> reporter: forensic witnesses testified that labries dna was found on one of the girl's under garments. but he insists he is innocent. >>> a new report from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog says iran may have expanded one of its military sites while nuclear negotiations were underway....
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owen labrie breaking down in court. you see him there when the jury read it.and four other misdemeanors. >> this morning we're hearing reaction from the girl's family following that decision. abc's gio benitez has been following this trial from the very beginning. he joins us now from concord, new hampshire. good morning, gio. >> reporter: paula and tom, good morning to you. at the center of this all, a sordid school tradition and two teenagers whose lives have been forever changed. >> so say you all members of the jury? >> all: yes. >> reporter: this morning a mixed verdict leaves both sides with mixed feelings. 19-year-old owen labrie breaking down as he's convicted of lesser sex charges with a minor, a 15-year-old girl. but when it came to the most serious felony rape charges -- >> not guilty. >> reporter: -- an acquittal, charges that could have put him in prison for 60 years. his accuser now 16. >> i was raped. >> reporter: the jury of nine men and three women not entirely buying her story that he had sex with her against her will. still, the jury also di
owen labrie breaking down in court. you see him there when the jury read it.and four other misdemeanors. >> this morning we're hearing reaction from the girl's family following that decision. abc's gio benitez has been following this trial from the very beginning. he joins us now from concord, new hampshire. good morning, gio. >> reporter: paula and tom, good morning to you. at the center of this all, a sordid school tradition and two teenagers whose lives have been forever changed....
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the only witness to testify in owen labrie's defense was labrie himself. my colleague francis rivera back now with some of the more dramatic moments from that courtroom testimony. >> a handful of the dramatic moments as we await this verdict. we will go back to that. keep in mind the center of this case, so-called senior salute you were talking about, the tradition at st. paul's school and on his first day in court, as we go back a couple of weeks ago and bring you those moments, remember that 19-year-old owen labrie faced his accuser whose identity we are not disclosing and whose voice we have distorted. let's listen to that. >> do you see owen in the courtroom today? >> yes, i do. yes, ma'am. >> just to wrap this up. the following day afters that even more dramatic and emotional testimony, the prosecutor asked the accuser to detail the alleged on-campus assault. >> i didn't want any of this. i was so confused. i didn't know what else i could do. i had already said no. and i already moved his face physically. i didn't know what else he could understand fr
the only witness to testify in owen labrie's defense was labrie himself. my colleague francis rivera back now with some of the more dramatic moments from that courtroom testimony. >> a handful of the dramatic moments as we await this verdict. we will go back to that. keep in mind the center of this case, so-called senior salute you were talking about, the tradition at st. paul's school and on his first day in court, as we go back a couple of weeks ago and bring you those moments, remember...
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>> yes. >> reporter: a stunned owen labrie began to cry as the first guilty verdict of read. as more followed, he sobbed and bent over the defense table. >> not guilty. >> reporter: the jury had acquitted him of more serious felony rape charges but found he did have sex with an underaged girl at the elite st. paul boarding school. the 16-year-old testified last week. >> reporter: labrie had denied it, saying the two had physical contact put he had stopped himself from going further. >> i thought to myself, you know, maybe we shouldn't do this. >> reporter: the trial sheds light on what some called a secret culture of sex traditions at the elite prep school where upper classmen engaged in what they called the "senior salute," where they would meet up with younger female students, sometimes for sex. today the girl's family said the school had failed them, that st. paul's school allowed and fostered a toxic culture that left our daughter ands at risk. >> that was the issue. she said that he penetrated her. he said that he did not. so it tells her-- sends the message to everyone
>> yes. >> reporter: a stunned owen labrie began to cry as the first guilty verdict of read. as more followed, he sobbed and bent over the defense table. >> not guilty. >> reporter: the jury had acquitted him of more serious felony rape charges but found he did have sex with an underaged girl at the elite st. paul boarding school. the 16-year-old testified last week. >> reporter: labrie had denied it, saying the two had physical contact put he had stopped himself...
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today his lawyer pointing to messages labrie and the girl exchanged later that night. labrie writing, you're an angel, the girl replying, you're quite an angel yourself. >> is this someone who was unwilling? >> reporter: his claim, the girl made up the rape charge to protect herself when the high school rumors started. >> she had to make the decision whether it would be her reputation that was going to go into the toilet or owen's. and she took the easier choice. >> reporter: tom, the jury is now made up of nine men and three women. after deliberating for three and a half hours, still no verdict today. they'll be right back here first thing in the morning. >> thank you. >>> overseas now, a grim headline out of austria, up to 50 bodies discovered on a highway outside of vienna. believed to be migrants, part of a human traffic operation. here's abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. >> reporter: they died in a truck on the side of the road, up to 50 human beings abandoned east of vienna. this desperation is cresting across the borders of europe. so far this year
today his lawyer pointing to messages labrie and the girl exchanged later that night. labrie writing, you're an angel, the girl replying, you're quite an angel yourself. >> is this someone who was unwilling? >> reporter: his claim, the girl made up the rape charge to protect herself when the high school rumors started. >> she had to make the decision whether it would be her reputation that was going to go into the toilet or owen's. and she took the easier choice. >>...
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jurors toured the scene tuesday with labrie looking on.secutors argue the alleged rape was part of what is known at st. paul's at the senior salute, senior boys competing to have sex with freshmen girls. labrie made a list of potential solutes the day after the assault, the accusers name was the only one in all caps. >> the defendant and some of his friends were competing to see who could lay the largest number of girls. lay, was the term that the defendant and his friends coined for the practice of the senior solute. >> reporter: labrie's lawyer says the girl knew all about the senior salute and pointed out emails between the two that he claims shows the accusing was okay with what happened. one email, read, quote: >> it was a source of pride for girls at the school to be asked to participate in the senior solute. >> reporter: labrie insists he and the girl never had intercourse that night. his attorney also portrayed labrie as a campus leader who tried to discourage senior solutes. >> yes, he was popular. yes, he would be quite a catch f
jurors toured the scene tuesday with labrie looking on.secutors argue the alleged rape was part of what is known at st. paul's at the senior salute, senior boys competing to have sex with freshmen girls. labrie made a list of potential solutes the day after the assault, the accusers name was the only one in all caps. >> the defendant and some of his friends were competing to see who could lay the largest number of girls. lay, was the term that the defendant and his friends coined for the...
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today, labrie watching as the juror was taken back to the science building. his lawyer says the girl knew all about the scene your salute and knew exactly what was going to happen when she met him there that night. >> it was a source of pride for girls is at the school to be asked to participate with a senior in the senior salute. >> reporter: still, labrie insists the teens never had sex that night, but prosecutors say what happened was rape. david, in a letter to parents today, st. paul's school says this. "current allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school, our values, our rules." owen labrie will soon take the stand in his own defense, david. >> gio benitez in new hampshire tonight. gio, thank you. >>> next, to new mexico here, and a serious accident at a construction site today. a five-story staff folding collapsed. eight workers were injured, three of them critically. the cause of the accident is not clear at this hour, but work at the site has been stopped. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and to bangkok, a still still on edge for a se
today, labrie watching as the juror was taken back to the science building. his lawyer says the girl knew all about the scene your salute and knew exactly what was going to happen when she met him there that night. >> it was a source of pride for girls is at the school to be asked to participate with a senior in the senior salute. >> reporter: still, labrie insists the teens never had sex that night, but prosecutors say what happened was rape. david, in a letter to parents today,...
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labrie has pled not guilty to all charges. a spokesperson for st.s cnn "current allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school or our values, our rule, or the people who represent our student body, alumni, faculty, and staff." >> thanks to boris sanchez for that report. i want to get into the legal view on this case with cnn legal analyst paul callan and criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor as well as hln legal analyst and defense attorney joey jackson. gentlemen, one of the first things that stood out to me was the notion that prosecutors want to bring in the culture of the school. isn't every case individual unto its own? how can they do that? >> it's a fascinating question here because usually guilt by association is not admitted in an american courtroom. however, in this case it may be linked closely enough to the defendant that it's admissible. just to give you an example of a case that i was involved with involving the held's angels motorcycle gang. if there's an initiation procedure that involves the killing of a ri
labrie has pled not guilty to all charges. a spokesperson for st.s cnn "current allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school or our values, our rule, or the people who represent our student body, alumni, faculty, and staff." >> thanks to boris sanchez for that report. i want to get into the legal view on this case with cnn legal analyst paul callan and criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor as well as hln legal analyst and defense attorney joey...
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julie curtain testified that she twice questioned labrie once in the police station after labrie's momeatedly interrupted a coffee shop meeting with proximations of her son's innocents. >> it was clear that a further conversation with him was not going to be conducive with his mom being here. owen said he finally saw we shouldn't be talking about the matter in a coffee shop, and i again offered him to come back to pd with us, and at that point he said he would do that. >> reporter: she admitted that labrie never admitted to having sex with the accuser. on month one classmate testified he believed something happened. >> he told you that he hooked up with her. >> that's correct. >> did he elaborate any further? >> no, he did not. >> what did that mean to you? >> it could have meant, again, anything from they kissed to they had sex. >> reporter: other classmated testified that labrie actually admitted to having sex with the young woman. >> i told him it probably wasn't a great idea, and i warned him that she was a lot younger than us. >> when we asked he kind of, you know, said no but nod
julie curtain testified that she twice questioned labrie once in the police station after labrie's momeatedly interrupted a coffee shop meeting with proximations of her son's innocents. >> it was clear that a further conversation with him was not going to be conducive with his mom being here. owen said he finally saw we shouldn't be talking about the matter in a coffee shop, and i again offered him to come back to pd with us, and at that point he said he would do that. >> reporter:...
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labrie has pleaded not guilty to all charges.lier today in court, the defense challenged a concord police detective on her methods of investigation. >> you're the one who brought up the subject in trying to get owen to come upstairs and meet with you without his mother. that was your goal, wasn't it? please, that was your goal, wasn't it? >> he made the decision -- >> just admit that was your goal. >> i object. >> this follows dramatic testimony yesterday from a friend of owen labrie. >> what did he say to you? >> i was congratulating him on graduating. and it came up that he had had sex with [ bleep ] a previous night. >> what is it exactly that you remember him saying to you? >> he told me that he had sex with [ bleep ]. >> labrie is previously denied having sex with the accuser whose identity we are not disclosing. msnbc's jamie is following the trial from concord for us. >> well, thomas, court is resuming now after a lunch break and jurors are hearing from the very last of the prosecution's witnesses. they're hearing from an
labrie has pleaded not guilty to all charges.lier today in court, the defense challenged a concord police detective on her methods of investigation. >> you're the one who brought up the subject in trying to get owen to come upstairs and meet with you without his mother. that was your goal, wasn't it? please, that was your goal, wasn't it? >> he made the decision -- >> just admit that was your goal. >> i object. >> this follows dramatic testimony yesterday from a...
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. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labrie doubled over and cried as the jury returned a split verdict. not guilty on the most serious felony sexual assault charges but guilty of one felony and four misdemeanors most related to statutory rape. >> on behalf of the victim herself she says she has left here with her head held high. it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: this trial has rocked one of the nation's most elite boarding schools, st. paul's in new hampshire. its alumni include secretary of state john kerry and several members of congress. the verdict capped six days of agonizing testimony. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. of course i was traumatized. i'm sorry. >> reporter: we're disguising the girl's voice and not showing her face. prosecutors argued labrie sexually assaulted her as part of a ritual called the senior salute, where older students asked out younger ones, sometimes for sex. >> for months before the senior salute he knew what he wanted. >> reporter: two days before labrie graduated the girl agreed to meet with him on the secluded top floor o
. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labrie doubled over and cried as the jury returned a split verdict. not guilty on the most serious felony sexual assault charges but guilty of one felony and four misdemeanors most related to statutory rape. >> on behalf of the victim herself she says she has left here with her head held high. it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: this trial has rocked one of the nation's most elite boarding schools, st. paul's in new hampshire. its...
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. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labrie in court today. charged with raping a 15-year-old girl at one of the most elite prep schools in the country. it allegedly happened on the roof of a school building last may, just two days before labrie graduated from the prestigious st. paul's school in new hampshire. according an affidavit obtained by abc affiliate wmur, labrie told detectives that it was part of a contest known as "senior salute." what he described as a longstanding tradition of graduating boys competing to take the virginity of younger girls. he says a tally of their conquests was kept in permanent marker hidden behind campus washing machines and later moved online after he claims the school kept painting over the list, telling authorities he was, "trying to be number one." >> it's likely going to come down to her account that this happened and she resisted, versus his account that they didn't even have sex. >> reporter: labrie is pleading not guilty, telling authorities he never had sex with her. st. paul's school saying current
. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labrie in court today. charged with raping a 15-year-old girl at one of the most elite prep schools in the country. it allegedly happened on the roof of a school building last may, just two days before labrie graduated from the prestigious st. paul's school in new hampshire. according an affidavit obtained by abc affiliate wmur, labrie told detectives that it was part of a contest known as "senior salute." what he described as a longstanding...
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paul school senior owen labrie is on trial charged with rape.alleged incident may have been part of a senior salute. senior boys competing to sleep with as many younger students as possible, keeping a tally on a wall. the associated press reports lab ri told police he was, quote, trying to be number one. a spokesperson says the allegations continue reflect the people who represent their student body, alumni, faculty and staff. boris sanchez joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it's a very eye-opening allegation especially considering this is such a prestigious prep school. the school distancing itself from these accusations. several students are set to testify about the alleged tradition, that so-called senior salute potentially shining a negative light on an otherwise highly respected school. six congressmen, 13 u.s. ambassadors, and our current secretary of state, john kerry, have all called this prestigious prep school home, but today the steep traditions of st. paul school in concord, new hampshire, are getting a closer look as allegations
paul school senior owen labrie is on trial charged with rape.alleged incident may have been part of a senior salute. senior boys competing to sleep with as many younger students as possible, keeping a tally on a wall. the associated press reports lab ri told police he was, quote, trying to be number one. a spokesperson says the allegations continue reflect the people who represent their student body, alumni, faculty and staff. boris sanchez joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it's a...
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yesterday there was key testimony from several of labrie's several schoolmates that said that labrieher led them to believe or flat out told them he had sex with his accuser. this goes against what the defense has been saying and what labrie told police he had not had intercourse with this girl. now labrie has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and other charges. his attorney is saying these crude statements were typical statements that any teenagers might make and do not mean that his client is guilty. luke? >> gabe, let's talk a little bit about that testimony of mr. labrie's classmates because many say that it was very good news for the prosecution, as somebody that has followed this trial, been in the courtroom, how believable do you think the jury took those statements from his classmates? >> well, his classmates, some of them seem reluctant when they were talking on the stand, when they were present we'd some of these exchanges. i can tell you, luke, sitting in court, it was very uncomfortable. some of the testimony was very graphic. again, the defense is trying to argue that
yesterday there was key testimony from several of labrie's several schoolmates that said that labrieher led them to believe or flat out told them he had sex with his accuser. this goes against what the defense has been saying and what labrie told police he had not had intercourse with this girl. now labrie has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and other charges. his attorney is saying these crude statements were typical statements that any teenagers might make and do not mean that his client...
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we kissed like a little bit. >> reporter: labrie says the situation grew more intimate. his attorney asking over and over again if she ever objected. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> did she do anything? >> no, she didn't. >> reporter: he says they rolled around on a blanket, spoke to each other in french. but la bri says he suddenly had a change of heart. >> i thought to myself maybe we shouldn't do this. it hadn't been my intention going into the night to have sex. >> reporter: but in cross-examination the prosecutor unconvinced. >> we kissed some more afterwards but i didn't have sex with her. >> reporter: labrie admitted bragging to friends that he did have sex with the girl, saying in one facebook message, he used every trick in the book. >> it was a joke but today it's a lie, right? >> um, yes, it is a lie. you know, i wanted to boast to my friends afterwards. >> reporter: at one point, the alleged victim walked out of the courtroom clearly upset. the defense attorney says he's pleased that the jury got to see the real owen labrie, george. >> thanks. >> the carib
we kissed like a little bit. >> reporter: labrie says the situation grew more intimate. his attorney asking over and over again if she ever objected. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> did she do anything? >> no, she didn't. >> reporter: he says they rolled around on a blanket, spoke to each other in french. but la bri says he suddenly had a change of heart. >> i thought to myself maybe we shouldn't do this. it hadn't been my intention going into the...
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after 19-year-old labrie took the stand as the defense's only stand. >> was there any indication at that point [ bleep ] did not want you to take her pants off? >> no. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> reporter: labrie said the encounter last year with a 15-year-old freshman, who we're not identifying, was consensual and kissing. prosecutors say he plotted the meeting for months as he completed with friends at the elite prep school to see who could score with or slay the most girls. >> you were excited about having sex with [ bleep ] correct? >> i was excited to see her. >> you were excited to see her because you wanted to have sex with her. >> no. >> you were excited to see her because you wanted to slay her. >> i was waiting to see how the night went. >> reporter: labrie acknowledged he later deleted 119 facebook messages. >> it was my mom's advice. >> reporter: he told a friend he'd used every trick in the book to have sex with that girl. he said that comment and others were crude jokes. >> it was a joke but today it's a lie, right? >> yes, it is a lie. you know, i -- i wanted t
after 19-year-old labrie took the stand as the defense's only stand. >> was there any indication at that point [ bleep ] did not want you to take her pants off? >> no. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> reporter: labrie said the encounter last year with a 15-year-old freshman, who we're not identifying, was consensual and kissing. prosecutors say he plotted the meeting for months as he completed with friends at the elite prep school to see who could score with or...
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labrie also says that for girls at st. paul's participating in senior salute is a, quote, source of pride. >> quite interesting and painful testimony to listen to in court. both sides going back and forth about these specific details in the case. they're in trial right now in new hampshire. the alleged victim is set to give her second day of emotional testimony. and she's expected to get pressed by the prosecutors as well. just a few miles from the elite st. paul's high school, 19-year-old owen labrie sat in court listening as his former schoolmate sat in court giving tearful testimony accusing him of rape, saying, quote, i thought his intentions were really wrong, end quote. labrie contacted the then 15-year-old schoolmate last year with one intention. >> to solicit or entice her to meet with him with the plan he was going to have sex with her. >> labrie is pleading in to allegations that he raped her at the elite prep school where they were both students and denying that they had sex days before his graduation last year.
labrie also says that for girls at st. paul's participating in senior salute is a, quote, source of pride. >> quite interesting and painful testimony to listen to in court. both sides going back and forth about these specific details in the case. they're in trial right now in new hampshire. the alleged victim is set to give her second day of emotional testimony. and she's expected to get pressed by the prosecutors as well. just a few miles from the elite st. paul's high school,...
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but labrie denies ever having sex with the girl. his defense attorney challenges her story. >> well, why were you cloudy? >> i was raped. >> reporter: the detective remembers going back to the scene with the girl. >> she started crying. she was unable to talk to me or answer any questions beyond pointing out the area that owen had put a blanket down. >> reporter: the defense is trying to establish reasonable doubt by saying labrie's messages about sex were just teenage exaggerations. labrie has pleaded not guilty and he could end up being the defense's only witness to take the stand, george. >> i know you'll be watching. okay, gio, thanks. >>> we have extraordinary new video tonight taking us inside that brazen prison break. the two convicts in upstate new york who broke free earlier this summer. it shows a 20-minute journey squeezing through holes, crawling across catwalks to temporary freedom. abc's linzie janis has the tape. >> reporter: tonight, this new video first obtained by abc news revealing how david sweat and richard matt
but labrie denies ever having sex with the girl. his defense attorney challenges her story. >> well, why were you cloudy? >> i was raped. >> reporter: the detective remembers going back to the scene with the girl. >> she started crying. she was unable to talk to me or answer any questions beyond pointing out the area that owen had put a blanket down. >> reporter: the defense is trying to establish reasonable doubt by saying labrie's messages about sex were just...
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>> reporter: other classmates the testified that labrie admitted having sex with the young women. lawyer said the accused lied to both the detectives and the jury when she said she didn't recall telling her best friend about the sex act she was preparing to have with labrie. >> i'm not saying he is a saint. he is not. he is a teenager. i submit he told you the truth. >> reporter: the case has once again focused attention on the issue of sexual assault on campus, and forced the boarding school to defend its reputation. in a statement the school says: courtney keeley, al jazeera. >>> a u.s. district judge this morning sentenced 17-year-old ali amean to 11 years in jail for helping isil. he pled guilty to providing support to terrorists. so far the u.s. go has charged more than 60 people in the u.s. with supporting isil. >>> three suspects are under arrest in hungary this morning for human trafficking. they include the alleged owner and driver of a truck which we now have learned had 71 people inside, including several children. they all suffocated. police believe the victims were sy
>> reporter: other classmates the testified that labrie admitted having sex with the young women. lawyer said the accused lied to both the detectives and the jury when she said she didn't recall telling her best friend about the sex act she was preparing to have with labrie. >> i'm not saying he is a saint. he is not. he is a teenager. i submit he told you the truth. >> reporter: the case has once again focused attention on the issue of sexual assault on campus, and forced the...
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during labrie's cross-examination., after closing arguments wrap up, the case is set to go to the jury later today. jose, if convicted, labrie faces up to 20 years in prison for each felony count of sexual assault. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> up next, a shattered community in virginia paid tribute to two young journalists fatally shot on live television. more on the victims' families after the break. >> melanie and her brother christian are the third generation owners of santa's village in new hampshire. now in its 63rd year, it's christmas every day at this amusement park. even in the summer, customers can't resist the chance to deck the halls. watch your business sunday morning at 7:30 on msnbc. american express for travel and entertainment worldwide. just show them this - the american express card. don't leave home without it! and someday, i may even use it on the moon. it's a marvelous thing! oh! haha! so you can replace plane tickets, traveler's cheques, a lost card. really? that worked? america
during labrie's cross-examination., after closing arguments wrap up, the case is set to go to the jury later today. jose, if convicted, labrie faces up to 20 years in prison for each felony count of sexual assault. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> up next, a shattered community in virginia paid tribute to two young journalists fatally shot on live television. more on the victims' families after the break. >> melanie and her brother christian are the third...
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>> yeah. >> reporter: labrie saying he was fond of his accuser. he described the night they went up to that empty room in the science building. >> she giggled, i giggled. we kissed like a little bit. i thought she was having a great time. >> reporter: he says the situation grew more intimate. his attorney asking over and over again if she ever objected. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> did she do anything? >> no, she didn't. >> reporter: he says they rolled around on a blanket, spoke to each other in french. >> that all seemed as if it were leading up to having sex. >> reporter: but labrie said he suddenly had a change of heart. >> i thought to myself maybe we shouldn't do this. it hadn't been my intention going into the night to have sex. >> reporter: but in cross-examination the prosecutor unconvinced. >> you want all of these people here to believe that after all that time spent thinking about her and having foreplay, that you just stopped? >> um, i didn't just stop. we kissed some more afterwards, but i didn't have sex with her. >> reporter:
>> yeah. >> reporter: labrie saying he was fond of his accuser. he described the night they went up to that empty room in the science building. >> she giggled, i giggled. we kissed like a little bit. i thought she was having a great time. >> reporter: he says the situation grew more intimate. his attorney asking over and over again if she ever objected. >> did she say anything? >> no. >> did she do anything? >> no, she didn't. >> reporter:...
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bail for owen labrie is just set at $15,000.re are also conditions on that bail including a curfew. labrie found not guilty of felony sexual assault today and convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault. now, the sentencing phase will begin october 29th. and back to politics, many political outsiders continue to crash the establishment's party. one of those is bernie sanders speaking live right out in at the dnc summer meetings live in minneapolis. let's listen in live. >> we have received more individual campaign contributions than any other presidential campaign. [ applause ] some 400,000. and in this day of superpacs and huge campaign contributions i am very proud to tell you that our average campaign contribution is $31.20. this is a peoples campaign. [ applause ] most importantly, i believe that few would deny that the issues that we are running on are generating an enormous amount of enthusiasm and that our grasds roots campaign which is calling for a political revolution is striking a cord all over america. >> listening to be
bail for owen labrie is just set at $15,000.re are also conditions on that bail including a curfew. labrie found not guilty of felony sexual assault today and convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault. now, the sentencing phase will begin october 29th. and back to politics, many political outsiders continue to crash the establishment's party. one of those is bernie sanders speaking live right out in at the dnc summer meetings live in minneapolis. let's listen in live. >> we have received...
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a jury convicted owen labrie of lesser charges. he could face up to 11 years in jail.uring testimony he explained why he lied to friends about having sex with the accuser. >> they all came up to my room. to give me high fives and you know, it was -- like i said yeah, you know, to make myself look better to these boys. you know, it was -- as i mentioned, it was uncomfortable. it was easier to go yeah, and change the subject or yeah, please don't tell anyone than to talk to these boys about you know, what had actually happened. >> is labrie's sentencing hearing is scheduled for october 29. joining me a trial attorney not affiliated with this case. good to see you. how do you interpret the verdict? >> it's a mixed verdict in what was a mixed messages case. so it's a mixed messables verdict too. it's basically saying that there was so much conflicting testimony, conflicting information about whether or not there was consent in this case, that the jury basically said you know, we're going to have a mixed verdict and only go with statutory types of offenses because of his ag
a jury convicted owen labrie of lesser charges. he could face up to 11 years in jail.uring testimony he explained why he lied to friends about having sex with the accuser. >> they all came up to my room. to give me high fives and you know, it was -- like i said yeah, you know, to make myself look better to these boys. you know, it was -- as i mentioned, it was uncomfortable. it was easier to go yeah, and change the subject or yeah, please don't tell anyone than to talk to these boys about...
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labrie's defense argued he contacted the victim as part of a student tradition.t involved senior boys sleeping with younger girls. the school released a statement saying, quote, it is our responsibility to ensure that our students live and learn together in a community that is built on respect, caring and support for one another. anything short of that cannot and will not be accepted. labrie's lawyers says he will have to register as a sex offender. >> owen's future is forever changed. a conviction like this will be like a brand or a tattoo on him that will be impossible to remove. he will spend the rest of his life, i'm sure, showing people that this conviction should not have occurred. >> a family spokesman for the victim says they are happy to see justice. >> while we stood together as a family through this process, it was our young daughter who took the stand to speak the truth and request justice. we admire her bravery in coming forward and speaking out in the face of great adversity. it is truly her courage that has made a measure of justice possible today.
labrie's defense argued he contacted the victim as part of a student tradition.t involved senior boys sleeping with younger girls. the school released a statement saying, quote, it is our responsibility to ensure that our students live and learn together in a community that is built on respect, caring and support for one another. anything short of that cannot and will not be accepted. labrie's lawyers says he will have to register as a sex offender. >> owen's future is forever changed. a...
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prosecutors have charged labrie with raping the freshman girl, who was 15 at the time, on the roof of a campus building in may 2014. the charges have rocked the exclusive college prep school, which has a tradition of graduating notable people, including secretary of state john kerry. in her opening statement this morning, prosecutor catherine ruffle told the jury the alleged rape was in line with another kind of tradition at the school, something called "the senior salute," where graduating young men would try to have sex with younger women students. >> for several months prior to sending that invitation, the defendant had developed a list of girls that he considered for possible senior salutes. this is the list. >> reporter: but labrie's defense attorney jay carney told the jury the two agreed to meet and pointed to e-mail messages between them. >> but there's no question that ( bleep ) knew exactly what owen was doing by inviting her to get together because it was a source of pride for girls at the school to be asked to participate with a senior in a senior salute. >> reporter: labr
prosecutors have charged labrie with raping the freshman girl, who was 15 at the time, on the roof of a campus building in may 2014. the charges have rocked the exclusive college prep school, which has a tradition of graduating notable people, including secretary of state john kerry. in her opening statement this morning, prosecutor catherine ruffle told the jury the alleged rape was in line with another kind of tradition at the school, something called "the senior salute," where...
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labrie an aspiring minister was harvard-bound but his arrest put that on hold. he faces as much as 11 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. the 19-year-old will be sentenced in october. live in the newsroom, gain gabe cbs 2 news. -- alice gainer, cbs 2 news. >>> now to a developing story. all of florida is watching tropical storm erika as it hits the dominican republic. drivers lined up for gas in miami. forecasters predict it will be a tropical storm when it hits florida on monday but the governor isn't taking any chances. >> i declared a state of emergency this morning which allows us to make sure for every resource including the national guard, emergency management, make sure everyone is prepared. >> meanwhile, the death toll is rising on dominica. erica tore through the island yesterday causing flooding and mud slides. reported missing. big question just when could erika hit florida? lonnie quinn has more. >> the current forecasts are keeping it as a tropical storm as it goes to florida. this is not going to be a storm that's about the
labrie an aspiring minister was harvard-bound but his arrest put that on hold. he faces as much as 11 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. the 19-year-old will be sentenced in october. live in the newsroom, gain gabe cbs 2 news. -- alice gainer, cbs 2 news. >>> now to a developing story. all of florida is watching tropical storm erika as it hits the dominican republic. drivers lined up for gas in miami. forecasters predict it will be a tropical storm when it...
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the jury found owen labrie not guilty of rape but he was convicted of misdemeanor sex charges. here is the latest. >> not guilty. reporter: a not guilty verdict on charges of felony rape after eight hours of deliberation in a case that rocked an elite prep school in new hampshire. >> guilty. reporter: a jury of nine men and three women however did find 19-year-old owen labrie guilty of four misdemeanor sex charges and one felony computer charge. the conviction stemming from a sexual encounter involving a 15-year-old girl last year at st. paul's prep school. the former student breaking down as the verdict was read. in a statement, the victim's family saying, "today a measure of justice has been served. while he was not convicted on all charges, owen labrie was held accountable in some way by a jury of his peers." jurors heard from both the victim and labrie and ultimately had to decide which one was more credible. abc is disguising her voice to protect her identify. >> did you kick or scream or really push? i didn't, but i did say no. i said no three times. reporter: labrie late
the jury found owen labrie not guilty of rape but he was convicted of misdemeanor sex charges. here is the latest. >> not guilty. reporter: a not guilty verdict on charges of felony rape after eight hours of deliberation in a case that rocked an elite prep school in new hampshire. >> guilty. reporter: a jury of nine men and three women however did find 19-year-old owen labrie guilty of four misdemeanor sex charges and one felony computer charge. the conviction stemming from a sexual...
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but labrie denies ever having sex with the girl. his defense attorney challenges her story. >> well, why were you cloudy? >> i was raped. >> reporter: the detective remembers going back to the scene with the girl. >> she started crying. she was unable to talk to me or answer any questions beyond pointing out the area that owen had put a blanket down. >> reporter: the defense is frying to establish reasonable doubt by saying labrie's messages about sex were just teenage exaggerations. he's plead not guilty and he could end up being the defense's only witness to take the stand. gio benitez, abc news, concord, new hampshire. >>> a star running back at florida state is back with the team after being cleared of punching a woman. dalven cook was cleared by a jury after a one-day trial which included testimony from the alleged victim and several of his teammates. cook was serving a school suspension and now reinstated and says he's ready to get back on the field. >>> a fa ternt in virginia has been suspended after some members hung sexuall
but labrie denies ever having sex with the girl. his defense attorney challenges her story. >> well, why were you cloudy? >> i was raped. >> reporter: the detective remembers going back to the scene with the girl. >> she started crying. she was unable to talk to me or answer any questions beyond pointing out the area that owen had put a blanket down. >> reporter: the defense is frying to establish reasonable doubt by saying labrie's messages about sex were just...
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i reporter: labrie is expected al testify in his own defense at this trial. he has said that while the two wd physical contact, they did not have intercourse. a w, in a statement today, the school's rector said allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school or our values. >> rose: thanks, anna. there was another bomb blast today in bangkok, the second in pio days, and police have put out pictures of a suspect. charlie d'agata is on the case. >> reporter: thai police believe this is their bomber, responsible for the worst terror attack in thailand's history. in this security video in the ofllow t-shirt, he's seen taking unf his backpack and leaving it under a bench at the shrine and among unsuspecting visitors. he even takes a picture on his cell phone, like any tourist. just moments after the suspect left, police say, the bomb went off. these cell phone videos show the force of the explosion. with bangkok still rattled from the bombing that killed at least 20 people, another explosion sent people running today. police said an unidentified man
i reporter: labrie is expected al testify in his own defense at this trial. he has said that while the two wd physical contact, they did not have intercourse. a w, in a statement today, the school's rector said allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school or our values. >> rose: thanks, anna. there was another bomb blast today in bangkok, the second in pio days, and police have put out pictures of a suspect. charlie d'agata is on the case. >> reporter: thai police...