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Article: Reynolds: Heard Lured Me Into Phone Sex
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 16, 1995
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U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds withstood four hours of careful,
sometimes testy cross-examination Tuesday, maintaining that a
17-year-old high school dropout lured the Rhodes scholar into phone
sex.
Reynolds, who spent Monday testifying about how he rubbed
shoulders with presidents and nobility, said Beverly Heard was
behind his troubles during cross-examination that sought to separate
fantasy phone calls from the reality of being charged with sexually
assaulting a minor.
Reynolds took no major hits during the cross-examination
conducted by Assistant State's Attorney Colleen Hyland. He returns
to the stand today.
"Beverly initiated that," Reynolds said of the phone sex. He
said he caved ...