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<\/p>\nDefense attorneys involved in the jury trial of a former law clerk accused of rape believe that unlike previous estimations, the trial will most likely end earlier than expected.<\/p>\n
After Day 2 of the jury trial for William Abraczinkas, both parties briefly told the media at the Superior Court in Susupe that they believe the trial is expected to end today, instead of carrying on to Thursday or Friday, the dates originally expected for the trial. When asked for further details, attorneys said they were unable to share more at this time.<\/p>\n
Yesterday on the second day of the rape trial, Department of Public Safety detectives Shannon Dela Cruz and Michelle Guerrero, Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth Govendo, and DPS police officer Hector Efraim served as witnesses. It closed with testimony from the alleged victim herself, where she shared her side of the story.<\/p>\n
The alleged victim, a 50-year-old widow, mother, and grandmother shared that she is a judicial assistant at the Superior Court and has worked for the court for nearly 20 years. It was through her job that she met former coworker Abraczinkas.<\/p>\n
According to the alleged victim, Abraczinkas had been hired after the initial person they were going to hire changed their minds about the position. She said that under the instruction of Govendo she was told to contact Abraczinkas to see if he would be interested in the position. According to her testimony, Abraczinkas had initially declined the position only to contact back several days later and accept.<\/p>\n
The alleged victim stated that he would ask a lot of questions regarding where he would stay and his means of transportation once he arrived, and she would forward questions she couldn\u2019t answer to the HR department. She said that as this was her first time in the hiring process, she would ask advice from others more experienced on how to proceed. She said that he would continue to ask more questions even ones that had already been responded to by the HR department. With a daughter and son that had recently just relocated to the states, the alleged victim sympathized with him, telling the court that she wanted to help him. \u201cI felt sorry for him…and I helped him.\u201d<\/p>\n
She went on to say that at their initial meeting, when Govendo introduced Abraczinkas to everyone, Abraczinkas surprised her by hugging her and giving her a peck on the cheek expressing his gratitude to her. She said it caught her off guard but she brushed it off.<\/p>\n
She claimed that Abraczinskas had more questions for the HR department which he submitted, but after HR delayed the response, she took it upon herself to help him. She said that she thought HR could be more accommodating to a new worker who had just relocated and had no place to stay, car, or mailing address. It was then that she offered her mailing address to Abraczinskas, and took him to the bank and telephone company and to view some apartments and vehicle sellers. She said it lasted three to four days. \u201cI just wanted things to roll.\u201d<\/p>\n
She shared that on April 3, 2023, five days before the incident, Abraczinskas began working. She shared that on the day before Easter after helping a friend decorate their church, she checked her mail and saw that Abraczinskas had some mail. When she told him he asked her to drop it over to him and she agreed thinking she was able to while she was also running her errands. She said that while she was still running her errands, he called asking why wasn\u2019t she there yet. Over the phone he sounded agitated but when she said she was at the store he asked her to get some soda for him.<\/p>\n
She continued to say that when she finally made it to the Beach Garden Apartments which she didn\u2019t know existed at the time, she was already frustrated when she delivered his mail and soda. She said Abraczinskas greeted her at the door and she could tell he had been drinking.<\/p>\n
She said that he began opening up the mail one which contained his credit card and another which contained his last check from his previous place of work. He told her \u201cLook we got paid.\u201d Showing her the check which had both of their names on it. She said she was confused and angry and demanded to know why, to which he said there may have been a mistake especially with him using her mailing address.<\/p>\n
She continued to argue with him feeling that that wasn\u2019t a good enough explanation. He tried to get her to relax and then later asked her to go swimming with him at the apartment pool. She had not wanted to go but finally gave in, when at the pool she did not swim but he did. She said that an incident occurred where a man came over and told Abraczinskas he wasn\u2019t allowed to swim without paying a fee and due to Abraczinskas\u2019 reaction, the man said that if he didn\u2019t leave he was going to call the cops on him.<\/p>\n
The alleged victim said she did not want trouble and coaxed Abraczinskas to leave not wanting to cause a scene. She told him the first thing that came to her mind which was that they would swim at the beach to which he readily agreed. As they made their way to the car and he asked her for another favor this time he said he wanted to kill the man who chased them away from the pool. This frightened her.<\/p>\n
She drove to the beach knowing that he was intoxicated and during the drive and at the beach Abraczinskas continued to act questionably putting his arm around her and saying that she was the only friend he had and a very good friend. She said she just wanted to get out of there thinking \u201cwhat the hell did we hire?\u201d Saying that his behavior was selfish, careless, and childish.<\/p>\n
She added that when Abraczinskas said he was hungry she offered to just pick up McDonald\u2019s thinking to just drop it off but he insisted they go to his place and shower and have a nice dinner. Just wanting to leave she agreed but was thinking of ways to make an excuse to go after. When they arrived at his home, he took a lengthy shower while she stayed in the living room. She said that she took a shower after him and when she came out was when he violated her. She said she tried to fight back but he was too strong.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt so ashamed, so guilty. I blame myself for putting myself in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
She questioned what she did and where did she go wrong, but it was her grandchildren that made her have the strength to actually leave the place and drive back home.<\/p>\n
Several recesses took place in the afternoon as the alleged victim couldn\u2019t speak properly due to her gasping for air and crying.<\/p>\n
Due to the late time, the prosecution ended their questioning for the day and the defense is expected to cross-examine the alleged victim today.<\/p>\n
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