Jury weighs case of customs officer accused of sexual assaults — after prosecutor slams his 'rape joke'
Minutes into his final argument to jurors Wednesday, a defense attorney for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe brought up “the statement … that I know you all heard, and I know you all thought about.”He meant Uribe’s quip on the witness stand a day earlier, as Uribe defended himself at trial against claims of sexual assault. When a prosecutor asked Uribe about one alleged assault, Uribe remarked that he “got a good workout in” and insisted the encounter was consensual.It took…
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