When you are dealing with he said/she said situations the physical evidence is very important in determining who was telling the truth.
In this case, most of the physical evidence was on Oakman’s side, unfortunately, his career has already been derailed by the accusation.
Here is some of the evidence that led to his acquittal.
During Wednesday’s hearing, witnesses called by the state claimed Shawn Oakman raped a woman after a night out at a Waco bar. His accuser said she was so intoxicated that Oakman was grabbing her arm so she wouldn’t fall over before he pushed her into his bedroom and sexually assaulted her twice.
While Oakman’s accuser said the two never dated, the defense claimed the two were in an exclusive sexual relationship and the incident was consensual.
The defense called DNA analyst Brent Watson as its first witness. Watson said semen DNA was found in the woman’s mouth.
Chris Sanders, Oakman’s roommate at the time of the incident, was called to the stand. Sanders contradicted the woman’s testimony, saying he was not sitting on the couch when she entered the duplex.
According to Levels’ testimony, Oakman and his accuser were at the bar together and when he asked Oakman what he planned to do after leaving the bar, Oakman responded, “Her.”
Levels said while they were at the bar, the woman embraced Oakman and seemed “proud” to be with him in public.
When the hearing resumed after a lunch break, the defense called Richard Donald Conner, a digital forensics expert, as its final witness. Conner said text messages inviting Oakman to the bar were deleted from the accuser’s phone.
A Waco sergeant testified Levels told him during a phone call that the woman was standing next to Oakman when Oakman made the “doing her” comment. The sergeant said Levels told him the woman responded with a smirk.
While the amount of false accusations are low, they still do happen.
The accuser will never do time, but Oakman will forever have the stigma of being an accused rapist and his NFL career derailed.
Flip the page for news video of the trial & her alleged injuries which the defense didn’t come from Oakman but from herself.