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Litigation

Aug. 18, 2009

Accuser in Prosecutor's Rape Case Must Give Pre-Trial Testimony

A woman who alleged that sex crimes prosecutor Michael Gressett wielded a gun while using an ice pick to rape her will have to testify at the a preliminary hearing, a judge ruled Monday.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

MARTINEZ, Calif. - A woman who alleged that Contra Costa County sex crimes prosecutor Michael Gressett wielded a gun while using an ice pick to rape her will have to testify at a preliminary hearing, a judge ruled Monday.

Deputy Attorney General Peter Flores Jr. said allowing the defense to call the unnamed victim as a witness was just giving the defense a "chance to get a shot at her." His office is pros...

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