Opinion ID: 2514669
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The April 10, 2004 early morning incident

Text: Andrew Kim and Kassebeer testified that immediately after the incident at the Hilton, they traveled to the complainant's apartment in order to search for evidence that the complainant was sleeping with another man. They went through the complainant's laundry and placed a piece of scotch tape on the rear sliding door of the apartment so that they could determine whether the complainant was sneaking another man into the home through the back door. They also discovered a blurry photograph that appeared to depict a man and woman engaging in a sexual act. Kassebeer testified that, unbeknownst to Kim, he had brought his handgun into the residence and had placed it under the bed because he did not know what to expect and he thought that there might be a confrontation with the man he believed had beaten up the complainant. While the search was underway, Hashimoto-Matautia and the complainant were driving home separately after the incident at the Hilton. Hashimoto-Matautia testified that, at approximately 2:00 a.m., she was talking to the complainant on her cellular phone when she heard the complainant scream, [O]h, my gosh. The call ended abruptly. The complainant testified that on the other end of the line the following sequence of events occurred. She had entered her home and was shocked to see Kassebeer in her hallway. He proceeded to grab her from behind, cover her mouth with his hands in order to muffle her screams, and drop her to the ground. Slamming her head against the tile, he asked, [W]ho are you fucking? Who are you fucking[?] He tore the cellular phone away from her ear, hit her across the chin with the phone, and resumed his inquisition regarding her sexual activities. Kassebeer and Andrew Kim testified to a different version of this encounter. By their account, Kassebeer walked up to the complainant, grabbed her by the shoulders, put her on or took her to the ground, and said, I just need to talk to you. Kassebeer claims that he did not hit the complainant and, in fact, assured her that he would do no such thing, but he did admit to covering her mouth. Kassebeer testified that he grabbed the complainant's cellular phone from her and that, while they were fighting for the phone, the complainant hit herself on the chin. When Kassebeer released the complainant, she stood up, whereupon she saw Andrew Kim. Kim confronted her with the blurry photograph ostensibly portraying a sexual act. The complainant told Kim to take a picture of her with her camera in order to demonstrate the poor quality of its photographs. Kim obliged and remarked, [Y]ou're right, you really can't see anything. The complainant asked Kim why he had brought Kassebeer to her home, to which Kim responded that Kassebeer just wants closure. The complainant testified that Kassebeer attempted to remove the complainant's pants to see if her panties were stained with semen. The complainant repeatedly asked Kassebeer and Andrew Kim to leave and attempted to reclaim her phone from Kassebeer. She asserted that, on two such occasions, Kassebeer responded that she was being too loud and moved towards her as though he was about to strike her. Hashimoto-Matautia testified that, following unsuccessful attempts to contact the complainant by phone, she alerted the police. Officers arrived at the scene between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., and the complainant told them that she simply wanted Kassebeer and Kim to leave. The complainant's father arrived and drove Kassebeer to the complainant's father's house. The complainant testified that, when she later spoke with Detective Dennis Kim about the incident, she did not tell him that Kassebeer dropped her to the ground, but, rather, that he brought her to the ground.