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Brian Bree is a software designer who was tried on sexual assault charges after a woman named “M” alleged Bree assaulted her after a night of heavy drinking, though Bree maintains that he had no idea that M hadn’t want to engage in sex. Bree was originally convicted of rape and sentenced to five years in prison, though his case was later dismissed on appeal.
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Chapter Eight: The Fraternity Party
6. Gladwell shifts focus to the case of a 25-year-old software designer named Brian Bree. In 2006, Bree and a woman known in court as “M” drank heavily all evening...
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...sexual encounter. She reportedly called her best friend in tears at 5:00 that morning. Meanwhile, Bree remained so unaware of M’s “inner state” that he invited her out for lunch a...
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