Opinion ID: 2514669
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The prosecution's witnesses' accounts

Text: The complainant testified that Kassebeer asked her if she was going to blame him for the injuries to her face. She said that she would not. She informed him that Hashimoto-Matautia was coming and asked him to leave. He replied, I'll leave after you give me what I want, and proceeded to remove the remainder of his clothes. The complainant begged him to leave, to which he responded by gesturing with his fist in a striking motion, saying, [Y]ou fucking bitch[. S]hut the fuck up[. G]et on the bed. Kassebeer pushed her onto the bed, where he took off her pants and underwear. The complainant tried in vain to repel Kassebeer with her forearm, but Kassebeer inserted his penis into her vagina. Kassebeer engaged in approximately two minutes of intercourse, during which he fondled one of the complainant's breasts. Just then, Hashimoto-Matautia arrived at the front door, which was locked. Hashimoto-Matautia knocked on the door intermittently for four minutes. The complainant testified that she ran to answer the door without putting on her pants, opening the door only slightly. Hashimoto-Matautia noticed that the complainant appeared flushed and terrified. On direct examination, Hashimoto-Matautia testified that the complainant said, [O]h, my gosh, call the cops, [Kassebeer] just beat me, but, on cross-examination, Hashimoto-Matautia clarified that the complainant actually said, [Kassebeer] raped me. The complainant likewise testified that she told Hashimoto-Matautia that Kassebeer had raped her and had asked Hashimoto-Matautia to call the police. Hashimoto-Matautia testified that, as she turned to use the phone, she observed Kassebeer lurking behind the complainant. Kassebeer slammed the door shut and locked it. Hashimoto-Matautia testified that she then called the police and reported that the complainant had been raped. Meanwhile, Kassebeer took the complainant into the bedroom, where he demanded that the complainant contact Hashimoto-Matautia to see if she had called the police. The complainant complied, using the speakerphone. Hashimoto-Matautia testified that, when she received the call, she sensed that Kassebeer was listening to the conversation, so she claimed that she had merely called a friend. Hashimoto-Matautia recalled the complainant responding, [O]kay. I just wanted to know. I'll be out there shortly. Hashimoto-Matautia again called the police and asked that the officers hurry. In the residence, the complainant stated to Kassebeer that she wanted to leave, but he directed her to get on the bed. The complainant also told Kassebeer that she would act like nothing had happened and that they were going to lunch. The complainant said that Kassabeer was unpersuaded, stating, I know once we get out there, you're going to change, you're going to act different. The complainant attempted to flee through the sliding door of the bedroom, but Kassebeer caught her and proceeded to barricade the door using a dresser. The complainant testified that a police siren passed the apartment, which prompted Kassebeer to call Hashimoto-Matautia. Kassebeer asked Hashimoto-Matautia, [D]id you call the fucking cops[? Y]ou think I['m] fucking stupid? Hashimoto-Matautia replied, [N]o, why? Should I call the cops? Kassebeer responded, I got [the complainant] barricaded in the room. You want to make this a hostage situation, I'll make this a hostage situation. Kassebeer added, [I]f you called the cops, you're going to regret this for the rest of your life.... [T]his is something you're going to have to live with for the rest of your life. After his conversation with Hashimoto-Matautia, Kassebeer phoned Andrew Kim. The complainant and Andrew Kim provided testimony to the following effect: Prior to this incident, Kim had taken Kassebeer's handgun and dismantled it because he knew that it was not in Kassebeer's best interest to have possession of any kind of weapon in his state of depression. During Kassebeer's phone call to Kim, Kassebeer said: [R]emember the thing that you thought you hid from me? Hah, Hah, I know where you put it. It was in the washer on the top shelf, I saw you.... Kassebeer then began to speak specifically and expressly about his gun. He told Kim that he had his gun. He also said to Kim that this is going to be a hostage situation and the only person who can negotiate me out of this is you. Kim believed, during the call, that he heard the complainant either screaming or arguing in the background. According to the complainant, she was calling for Kim's assistance, pleading, [P]lease, please, [Kim], [Kim], help. She testified that she wanted to leave the room, but that she remained because Kassebeer had just raped her and the next step would be for him to kill her.