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While on the surface, this case does sound pretty stupid, I have to admit that I'm not a part of it and therefore don't have access to all the information. It may indeed make sense as a part of this trial. The word "rape" does indeed have a social stigma that pretty much paints the accused as guilty whether they are or not. Other worlds that do this: Terrorist, child molester, deviant .....
I imagine that it's primarily a way to get both parties to be more descriptive as to the actual facts of the event, instead of just falling back to the word rape. This may prove to 1) deflate the case and make the events less dramatic, or 2) make the events more shocking.
Shouting the word rape over and over will not prove anything.
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