The accuser testified for over an hour-and-a-half; she became visibly emotional three times, including when the 911 call she made was played in court. After hearing the call, she explained what she was feeling at the time.
"I was sad. I was scared. I was mad that I had to because I didn't want to," the accuser said. "I really didn't want to, but it got to the point where I didn't feel like I had any other choice.
"I didn't want to see him in trouble or anything, but I just couldn't allow stuff like this to happen. I didn't know what else to do."
Lewis sat mostly emotionless during his former girlfriend's testimony, often staring straight ahead or rubbing his chin with his hand. Occasionally he would confer with his attorney.
In her testimony, the accuser said she was forcefully hit with a pillow three times and that the pillow wasn't thrown, but "mush" onto her face.
In the police car video from the night of the incident, Lewis admitted to throwing pillows at her but said there was no intent to hurt her. He said that once the argument started to escalate, he was just trying to leave the apartment.
During his interview with police, Lewis admitted to throwing pillows "out of frustration" after the accuser "badgered him" for 15 minutes about the light being left on. The accuser sought an apology for the light being left on when Lewis fell asleep, which started the argument.
Lewis said the pillows hit the accuser "hard" and admitted he might have grabbed her throat, but was doing so in an attempt to leave the apartment.
The accuser's mother, a witness called by the prosecution, testified that in a short phone call with her daughter during the incident she heard Lewis in the background yelling that he was trying to leave. The accuser also told her mother during the call that Lewis was hitting her.
Part of the accusations revolved around the accuser being dragged at some point during the altercation. The accuser's mother testified that her impression was that the only dragging that occurred was when Lewis was trying to leave the apartment. It was not made clear throughout the trial how the alleged dragging occurred.
Ann Arbor Police officers Kabe Jenkins and Mark Pulford testified that they did not see injuries on the accuser the night of the incident and that she declined medical treatment. Two days later, she had pictures taken of two small scars at the Ann Arbor Police Station. She testified that she was sore as a result of the incident.
The accuser's mother said the former couple had multiple arguments over the years, mostly due to finances.
"The leaving-the-lights-on argument was very common between them," the accuser's mother said in her testimony. "They argued about how they spent money on things like clothes, trips, buying clothes for trips.
