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“I was crazy about Briana Hill She was ency,” Marc told the jurors “I really liked her, and we had been going out for a couple of months when she did this horrible … when she raped me”

Yuki asked, “You and Briana had been having sex during the two ?”

“Yes Of course I was very happy with our relationship I didn’t think ere getting ether while dating was great, or at least I thought so I felt like ere basically always on a date, and I liked getting to know her in different ways

“But then,” Marc continued, “I got the feeling Briana was beco at work People calling us a couple She started getting a little short with ether

“I asked Briana out for dinner one night after work I wanted to talk about it, but I was afraid she’d just say, ‘It’s over,’ so in the end I didn’t bring it up We were both drinking in the restaurant bar Panacea, it’s called I said soo to my place and sleep it off’ She said, ‘Why not?’ We almost alent back to my apartment after a date It’s only up the hill a couple of blocks from the restaurant

“So,” Marc told the jury, “ent toroo to the bedroo asleep I thought Briana had called ain, louder So I turned over to see what she wanted

“She had her handgun pointed atlike, ‘My wallet is in my pants on the floor’ She said, ‘Pay attention, Marc Tie yourself to the bed with these’

“She was standing at the foot of un in one hand and a bunch of my ties in the other My ties Good ones I said, ‘Cooofy Come to bed’

“She said, ‘I’ to blow you away’

“She pulled back the hammer I suddenly believed her”

Marc stopped speaking and lowered his eyes, and it looked to Yuki as if he ht cry Yuki asked him if he needed a minute, and he shook his head no

But he didn’t speak

The jurors were also in a kind of stunned silence None coughed, shifted in their seat, or averted their eyes Their attention was locked on Marc Christopher

Yuki broke the silence She said, “Marc, what did you do?”