Her lawyers accompanied her during these interviews, and even revealed some additional information about the case. One of the lawyers, Brandon Anand, told Think Progress that Rose was asked to define “consent” and couldn’t do it.
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Here’s an excerpt from the article:
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Anand: I can say actually that Derrick definitely could not, because we asked him that question in his deposition, and his response was, ‘No, can you tell me?’
Redmond Brown: It’s why Derrick could honestly, if you made him pass a lie detector test, he could pass it. Because he doesn’t see what he did as wrong. That is simply how his culture functions.
Consent is a huge factor in this case, and was a primary factor for the judge’s decision to deny Rose’s Motion for Summary to get the case thrown out in June. The judge claimed there was “a genuine dispute of material fact as to the central issue in this action: whether Plaintiff consented to sexual intercourse with Defendants in early morning of August 27, 2013.”
Also revealed by Anand, in his talk with the Daily News, is that the Bulls traded Rose specifically because of the pending trial. Anand adds that the Knicks knew about the case, but did not conduct their own investigation before acquiring the guard from Chicago.
