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szdaily -> Entertainment -> 
Swift groping trial in focus
    2017-08-14  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

POP star Taylor Swift’s former bodyguard Friday corroborated her account of being groped by a Colorado disc jockey, testifying that he saw the radio personality slip his hand under her skirt as they posed for a photo.

Greg Dent, a former police officer who said he has provided security for many other celebrities, took the witness stand on the fifth day of a U.S. district court trial in Denver pitting the 27-year-old singer against the man she has accused of sexual assault, David Mueller, 55.

An eight-member jury has been weighing her allegation that Mueller clutched her bare buttocks during a pre-concert fan reception in 2013 against Mueller’s assertion that she falsely accused him, then got him fired from radio station KYGO-FM.

Swift testified Thursday that she was subjected to a “very long,” “intentional” and “horrifying” grope by Mueller as she posed with him and his then-girlfriend for a picture. Swift also said it was obvious the couple had both “had a few cocktails.”

Dent, called to the stand by Mueller’s lawyer, Gabriel McFarland, told jurors he witnessed the incident.

“I saw his hand under her skirt. ... Her skirt went up. ... She jumped,” Dent testified, adding that Swift then moved closer to Mueller’s girlfriend, who was standing on the other side of the singer for the photo.

Dent said he did not immediately intervene because he took his cues from Swift, who continued with the meet-and-greet session. When she finished meeting her fans, Dent said, Swift told her staff about the groping.

Earlier this week, Mueller testified that he may have made innocent contact with Swift but denied any inappropriate behavior.

The last witness McFarland called was Mueller’s ex-girlfriend, Shannon Melcher, a former sales representative for KYGO who gave testimony that was somewhat supportive of Mueller though far from effusively favorable.

Asked if she saw Mueller inappropriately touch Swift during the picture-taking session, Melcher said she did not, but added, “I don’t have eyes in the back of my head.”

But Melcher testified she did not notice Swift lurch or move away from Mueller. The photo, repeatedly displayed in court, shows Swift in a black skirt and top, flanked by Mueller and Melcher, all three smiling for the camera. Mueller has his right hand concealed behind Swift’s backside, and she appears to have shifted her hip away from him.

Jurors were dismissed for the weekend, and were due to return Monday to hear closing arguments.

Mueller initiated the litigation, claiming Swift fabricated the story and pressured KYGO to fire him. Swift then countersued for assault and battery, asking for symbolic damages of US$1.(SD-Agencies)

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