Lawyer in LSU rape case seeks to interview man student had sex with before attack

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A lawyer representing one of Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks' alleged rapists has filed a motion to subpoena and interview a man Brooks supposedly had consensual sex with 24 hours before the attack. The lawyer claims that this information could help exonerate his client, but the motion is being criticized by Brooks' family's lawyer and the district attorney as improper and a circumvention of the law.

A lawyer representing one of Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks' alleged rapists claimed it's crucial to speak to a man Brooks supposedly had consensual sex with 24 hours before the attack. Joe Long, who's representing Casen Carver in the ongoing rape case, filed the motion Monday to subpoena and interview the unnamed LSU male student and one of Brooks' female friends.

He said in the court filings that the information could help exonerate his client, according to a report by WAFB 9. But the latest filing didn't sit well with Brooks' family's lawyer, Kerry Miller, and East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore, who told the local news outlet that Long's motion 'is totally improper' and vowed to fight it. ‘LAUGHING’ SUSPECT IN LSU STUDENT ATTACK INDICTED ON VIDEO RECORDING Miller told Fox News Digital that Long's motion doesn't comply with Louisiana's rape shield law and continues the defense's trend of 'circumventing the law.' 'We're completely disgusted by this tactic,' he said. 'You can't just file a public document like thi

 

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