Denver Post · Oct 6, 2016
Derrick Rose accuser weeps, defense says rape case about money
In this June 24, 2016, file photo, Derrick Rose speaks during a news conference at Madison Square Garden in New York.By Brian Melley, The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends accused of raping an incapacitated woman doubled down Wednesday on their assertions that the accuser willingly had sex with the trio, saying she performed sex acts on the men earlier that night at Rose’s mansion in Beverly Hills.
In sharp contrast to the opening statement in the civil case from the woman’s lawyer who called the incident a “classic gang rape,” the defense described an August 2013 scene for jurors in Los Angeles federal court that sounded like a porn movie.