Alcohol an Issue in Accuser's Recall ; Midshipmen Say She Was Drunk

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Alcoholism could have altered the memory of a 20-year-old female midshipman who accused the Naval Academy's star quarterback of raping her in her dormitory room early Jan. 29, a naval psychiatrist testified yesterday.

"An alcohol blackout could impair memory," Cmdr. Gerald F. Donovan testified in the court-martial of Midshipman 1st Class Lamar S. Owens Jr.

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Alcohol an Issue in Accuser's Recall ; Midshipmen Say She Was Drunk

Memory is a reconstruction process, and distortions can occur in "repackaging of the memory," Cmdr. Donovan testified in a courtroom at the Washington Navy Yard. ...

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