CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE WINDING DOWN IN THE TERRY GIBSON STATUTORY RAPE TRIAL
IN LEXINGTON. THE FORMER HIGH SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS
OF RAPE AGAINST THREE MINORS. TWO OF THE VICTIMS ARE HIS OWN DAUGHTERS. ONE
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT MONDAY, THE RECENTLY FREED SCOTT SISTERS TOOK SEATS IN
THE FRONT ROW ON THE DEFENSE'S SIDE OF THE COURTROOM. GIBSON IS BEING
REPRESENTED BY CHOKWE LUMUMBA, WHO ALSO LED THE EFFORTS TO FREE THE SCOTT
SISTERS AFTER THEY HAD SPENT 16 YEARS IN PRISON. THEIR PRESENCE WAS USED BY
LUMUMBA IN EFFORTS TO SWAY THE JURORS TO RETURN A NOT GUILTY VERDICT. AT ONE
POINT LUMUMBA LOOKED AT THE SISTERS AND SAID, "YOU DON'T WANT TO CONVICT THIS
MAN AND COME BACK 16 YEARS LATER TO READ ABOUT HOW HE WAS INNOCENT." PROSECUTORS
LABELED GIBSON AS A PERVERT, AND SAID HE TOOK SEVERAL STEPS TO KEEP HIS ACCUSERS
FROM TELLING LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THE RAPES. IF FOUND GUILTY OF STATUTORY RAPE,
GIBSON COULD FACE 20 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON.