The New Hampshire Supreme Court has decided that its state rape law applies to appeals, meaning that the sexual history of murder and rape victim Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott will stay private during the convicted rapist and murderer’s appeals process, ABC News reports. Marriott’s family and advocacy groups had challenged a June ruling of the NH Supreme Court saying the information was relevant. "We are pleased that the court upheld the well-established right of rape victims to not have their prior sexual history used against them,” said the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence’s Amanda Grady Sexton. “This is a victory for not just the Marriott's but for all victims of sexual assault."
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