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Forensic scientists did, however, find DNA from Nyznik’s semen on her necklace and brassiere, while Kara’s DNA was found in her genital area and on her black top and jeans — results that matched what she told investigators had happened when she reported the alleged assault nine days later, that Nyznik had forced oral sex upon her, Kara intercourse.

While no DNA from Cabero was recovered, the woman says he also penetrated her.

In any case, though Nyznik didn’t get very far along in his examination-in-chief by his lead lawyer, Harry Black, he said at least twice that he hardly knew the complainant.

For instance, he said, after Kara had been taken back to the hotel by another officer, the woman approached him, locked arms with him, and told him, “Sameer’s gone back to the hotel.

“He was supposed to be my babysitter. You’re going to be my new babysitter and you’re going to look after me.”

Nyznik said he told her “Whatever,” retrieved his arm and went to another part of the bar. He found it odd, he said.

“I was supposed to be her babysitter? I barely knew her.”

A little later, as he was describing how the dwindling group of officers was now about to go to a strip club, Black asked if he invited the woman to come along.

“I never at any point invited her to go to any of the bars,” he said, before adding, rather delicately, “The Brass Rail is a place where women take off their clothes.

“I never gave her (the complainant) any invitation.

“I barely knew her, I’m not going to invite her to an adult strip club.”