A Los Angeles federal court jury will begin deliberations on Wednesday in the Derrick Rose sexual assault civil trial after attorneys for both sides gave their closing arguments Tuesday.
Rose and two of his friends are being sued for $21 million, accused of raping an ex-girlfriend while she was intoxicated. Consent is the main issue for the all-white jury of six women and two men; the defendants, all friends since their adolescence in Chicago, have denied the allegations and said the woman willingly participated in sex and even initiated acts earlier in the night.
The woman's lawyer, Waukeen McCoy, has told the jury his client is not a gold digger.