[True_Moose]

I agree with you, Timber. The defense should be able to rip apart (sorry if it sounds cold) the "victim" on the stand. Nowadays, there are so many false claims (from golddiggers to high school kids whose crush on a teacher was turned down), that to not examine the "victim's" past history is not only an egregious error, it amounts to injustice. However, I don't think this should be dragged all over the media. Sexuality is a private matter: if you accuse someone of rape, you are willing to have yours examined, to a certain degree, by the accusee, officials of the court, and jurors: these people are responsibly obligated to keep this private. It shouldn't however, be available to a guy like me, who has never known this person, when I plop down in front of my couch to watch the news.