Appeals court: Prosecutors can say ‘rape’ at rape trial

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeals court has overruled a judge who said prosecutors could not use the word “rape” during a man’s rape trial.
In a ruling filed Wednesday, Judge Ben Willard in New Orleans granted a defense request to bar prosecutors and prosecution witnesses from using the word rape in an ongoing trial.
Prosecutors appealed, noting the defendant faces multiple charges, including first-degree rape.
A three-judge panel of Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Cou