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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Kennedy_SmithWilliam Kennedy Smith - Wikipedia

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   William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a nationally publicized 1991 trial that ended with his acquittal.

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3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › kennedyWilliam Kennedy Smith’s rape trial begins - HISTORY

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   Nov 13, 2009 · Learn about the highly publicized rape trial of William Kennedy Smith, a nephew of President John F. Kennedy, who was accused of assaulting a woman in Palm Beach. Find out how the trial turned into a media circus, the jury's verdict and Smith's later career.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 1991/12/12 › usSmith Acquitted of Rape Charge After Brief Deliberation by Jury

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   Dec 12, 1991 · After deliberating for 77 minutes, a jury acquitted William K. Smith today of charges that he raped a woman at the Kennedy family's Palm Beach estate one moonlit night last Easter weekend.

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     PrimeTime Live (Dec 19, 1991) - Interview with Patricia Bowman, William Kennedy Smith's accuser

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     'Scandalous: The Trial of William Kennedy Smith' Episode 3 preview: Sen. Ted Kennedy takes the stand

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     'Scandalous: The Trial of William Kennedy Smith': Episode 2

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6. time.com › archive › 6718296The Palm Beach Rape Case: Then There Were Three | TIME

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   Aug 5, 1991 · The latest headlines erupted when prosecutor Moira Lasch disclosed that she had found three more women who would swear that William Kennedy Smith had attacked them.

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7. www.vanityfair.com › magazine › 1992The Verdict | Vanity Fair

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   It was Smith who commanded the attention, William Kennedy Smith, Willie Smith, or Will Smith, as his lawyer renamed him for the trial, the grandson of the late ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy...

8. www.washingtonpost.com › local › dc-politicsWilliam Kennedy Smith keeps his focus on improving D.C. and ...

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   Dec 10, 2014 · William Kennedy Smith keeps his focus on improving D.C. and away from ’91 rape trial. “I’m not a person looking for conflict or endless rehashing,” says incoming Advisory Neighborhood ...

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   How did William Kennedy Smith become a doctor?

   • William Kennedy Smith became a doctor after the trial, specializing in working with victims of land mines, and remained largely out of the national spotlight. In 2004, a Chicago woman who was Smith’s assistant at the nonprofit Center for International Rehabilitation filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

   William Kennedy Smith’s rape trial begins - HISTORY

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   Who is William Kennedy Smith?

   • William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a nationally publicized 1991 trial that ended with his acquittal.

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   Who is Patrick Kennedy?

   • Patrick Kennedy, the senator’s twenty-four-year-old son, took the stand next. He is a state representative in the Rhode Island legislature.

   The Verdict | Vanity Fair

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   Are the Kennedys in doubt about the outcome of the trial?

   • Intimates of Smith’s family said that the Kennedys were never in doubt about the outcome of the trial. From the first day, there was private talk in their midst of the victory party that would follow the acquittal. And so it came to pass. From the beginning, the accuser was of considerably less interest than the accused.

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   What if Willie was going to another Kennedy wedding?

   • He could have been going to another Kennedy wedding instead of being a witness at a rape trial. The imperial Kennedy had taken over. He entered the courtroom with the bailiff. He waved to Willie. He took the oath. He took the stand. His presence overpowered the court. The afternoon was his.

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   What if a Kennedy was not involved in the rape case?

   • Many were irate at the proceedings, saying that if a Kennedy were not involved and the alleged rape had not taken place in such a gilded arena as Palm Beach the case would not have attracted the international attention that it did, as if that were a brilliant or original argument.

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10. www.youtube.com › watchTrial Story (1994) - "Accused of Rape: The Trial of William ...

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    Court TV's Cynthia McFadden revisits the trial of William Kennedy Smith, who was charged with raping Patricia Bowman on March 30, 1991. The prosecutor is Moira Lash.

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