“He told you that he would like to take you out when this is all over, didn’t he?” Adams asked.

“Yes,” she replied.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution asked for comment from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office about the witness’ allegations.

“Because the statement was made in court, we cannot make a statement outside the context of the proceedings,” a DA spokesperson said in an email.

The witness testified that she lost her job because of how many times she had to meet with the DA’s office to discuss the alleged robbery. She was brought to court Thursday in handcuffs after being taken into custody Wednesday. She was not shown on camera per the prosecutor’s request, and the AJC is not naming her.

After the witness testified for about an hour Thursday, Judge Glanville made arrangements for her to be released from jail and put up in a hotel by the DA’s office to ensure she returned to court on Friday. On Friday, she testified that nobody contacted her until about a year ago about the alleged 2013 incident. While being questioned by Adams, she testified that there was no robbery in her apartment in 2013.

The trial will be on hiatus for much of next week as many metro school systems are on spring break, but there is a motions hearing on Thursday.

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