Watch The Trial of William Kennedy Smith
- 1 hr 30 min
Courtroom coverage of the famous "date rape" trial, plus news and interviews with the participants. In 1991, Smith was tried and acquitted on a charge of rape. He was represented by prominent Miami-based criminal defense attorney Roy Black. The trial attracted extensive media coverage because of the prominence of the Kennedy family. The incident began on the evening of March 30, 1991, when Smith, then 30 years old, was in a bar (named Au Bar) in Palm Beach, Florida with his uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy, and his cousin Patrick Kennedy. Smith met 29-year-old Patricia Bowman. Patrick became acquainted with Michelle Cassone, another young woman at the bar. The four then went to a nearby house owned by the Kennedy family. Smith and Bowman walked along the beach. She alleged that Smith raped her; Smith testified that the sex was consensual.
The Trial of William Kennedy Smith is a documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes.