The Willie Smith show. (William Kennedy Smith trial)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: December 16, 1991 | Copyright information

The William Kennedy Smith rape trial has gotten underway, and is being nationally televised. The victim continues to insist a rape took place, although there are some unanswered questions in her testimony. Senator Edward M. Kennedy has testified.

The issue in William Kennedy Smith's rape trial is clear: Was the sexual encounter that took place that March night in Palm Beach "cruel, violent and against her will," as the prosecutor claimed? Or was it "a totally consensual act of lo...

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