Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Pornstar's Requiem (2014)
Raúl Esparza: ADA Rafael Barba
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Quotes
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Rafael Barba : [when a rape victim is revealed to have had a background in pornography] Over a dozen hardcore rape fantasy videos and she thought nobody would find out? What was she thinking?
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Judge Oscar Briggs : Due to the lack of sufficient evidence, I accept the defense's motion to set aside the jury's guilty verdict.
Evie Barnes : What's he doing?
Rafael Barba : Your honor, this is an outrageous abuse of your power.
Judge Oscar Briggs : Mr. Barba...
Rafael Barba : [as he approaches the bench] There is no basis to overturn this conviction. Her testimony, the corroborator's testimony...
Judge Oscar Briggs : You don't need to approach the bench.
Rafael Barba : Your honor, you are making a factual determination. That is the jury's job, not yours!
Judge Oscar Briggs : Sit down, Mr. Barba!
[turns to Evie]
Judge Oscar Briggs : Young lady, I don't know if you desire the recently popular status of victimhood or if this was a publicity stunt to jumpstart your porn career, but given the evidence, there is no way to conclude beyond reasonable doubt that your "no" in this incident truly meant "no." I hope going forward, you find a way to respect your body and yourself.
Evie Barnes : No, I wasn't lying!
Rafael Barba : [to Judge Briggs] What you are doing is giving men permission to assault a woman based on her sexual history. You're setting the clock back on rape law 50 years.
Judge Oscar Briggs : Last warning, Mr. Barba. I will hold you in contempt.
Rafael Barba : I'm making an immediate motion to appeal.
Judge Oscar Briggs : As is your prerogative.
[to Daniel Pryor]
Judge Oscar Briggs : Mr. Pryor, you are free to go.
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Rafael Barba : So she made one first-timer pornographic video?
Amanda Rollins : Yeah, in New Hampshire.
Odafin Tutuola : One of the few places you can still make porn without a condom.
Rafael Barba : "Live free or die."
