A judge yesterday rejected a Brooklyn pimp’s request that he be qualified as an expert witness so he could explain his profession to the jury at his rape and robbery trial.
Anthony McCord, 29, who is accused of beating up two girls in his stable and raping one of them as payback for stealing his computer, demanded expert status so he could help jurors understand the lifestyle.
“I’ve been in the industry since 2000. I’ve read every book, saw every movie, heard every song relating to this subject matter,” McCord told Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi. “It would be helpful to the jury to understand the character of the people involved . . . [and] the relationship between pimps and prostitutes.”
McCord claims the March 2010 beatings were part of the pimp-prostitute relationship and the sex was consensual.