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Jurors are set to begin deliberating on Monday. Closing
arguments finished on Friday evening.
Andrews, a Fox sportscaster who used to work for ESPN, is
seeking $75 million in damages from the management and owners of
the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University where she
stayed.
She testified for two days at the two-week trial, saying that
since the video went viral in 2009, she has experienced
depression, crying spells and sleeplessness. Her lawyer said in
closing arguments on Friday that the hotel was negligent and
could have prevented the incident.
The video was taken by Michael David Barrett, who pleaded guilty
in 2009 to stalking Andrews and making the video. He was
sentenced to 30 months in prison.
The lawyer for the hotel's owners and management said in closing
arguments on Friday said that the responsibility was solely
Barrett's.
Barrett had said he asked to get the room next to Andrews' after
an employee confirmed to him that she was staying there on a
certain date.
Barrett also said he rigged a peep hole to shoot the video of
Andrews while she was changing.
(Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
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