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CBP officer tells jury he met sex workers but 'never raped anyone' — then brags he 'got a good workout in'

suntimes.com · 2hShare

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe told a jury Tuesday he “never raped anybody.” He visited prostitutes and hid it from his wife, he said. But he assured jurors that “no means no.” And “stop means stop.” And he swore he “never hit a woman” in his life — “ever.” Then, when a prosecutor asked the federal officer accused of sexual assault whether he’d used “physical fitness time” to get away from work for one of his alleged attacks, Uribe quipped in front of the jury, “I still got a good workout in.” Related Customs officer was offered free sex to stop gunpoint rapes, sex worker testifies “You’re describing the rape … as a good workout?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shih asked Uribe, incredulously. “It wasn’t a rape,” Uribe shot back. “It was consensual sex.” Uribe spent a little more than an hour trying to explain himself Tuesday, as his trial nears its end at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have each rested their case, setting the

First report: CBP officer was offered free sex acts to stop gunpoint rapes, sex worker testifies — suntimes.com, 1d