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okay? If that has occurred to you in your life where you
were battered or you were assaulted that might have an
effect where you look through the evidence in this case.
If that has happened to you, in other words you were the
victim of this, I need to know it. Even if it is just a
hand raise. If it is further than that you might want to
come on up to the bench. Okay, would you feel more
comfortable to come up to the bench?

MS. X: Uh-huh.

MR. DENIS DE VLANING: Do you mind doing
that?

MS. X: No.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: Your Honor, may I?

(Whereupon, a bench conference was held
out of the hearing of the full jury panel.)

some questions?

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: I kind of figured
based upon what you said before, and I didn’t want to
embarrass you, could you tell us very briefly ——
MS. X: Very briefly. I was eight

years old and I was gang raped, and I really don’t want
to say any more about it.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: You don’t have to.