Mr. Munford also failed to

mention that the accuser, Ms. Cindy Head, claimed no pap smear was performed

and yet the defense was able to produce the pap smear result issued by

an independent laboratory who confirmed the collection date as the date

that Ms. Head had her appointment.

Also, the time question of

the specimen was later explained by the testimony of the nurse Mr. Munford

alluded to when she explained that she always wrote the patient's name,

date, and time when she set the room up for examination and not when the

specimen was actually collected as the prosecutor tried to suggest.

As regards to not using gloves,

the prosecution's own witnesses all confirmed that Dr. Cano always used

one glove during the exam and only when the office was extremely busy

or during an emergency did Dr. Cano ever see a patient alone. The prosecutor's

own expert witness, Dr. Elizabeth Killebrew, admitted that it is an accepted

standard for doctors to wear one glove during the pelvic exam, a practice

she also follows. Furthermore, Dr. Killebrew also admitted to not always

having a nurse in the room with her when she too was busy or in emergency

situations.

I have come to respect the

integrity of your newspaper over the years but this was the first time

that I actually had an opportunity to see how one apparently biased or

incompetent reporter could distort a story to his own liking. I felt angry

at your paper because I was there in the court room and can confirm that

Mr. Munford totally misrepresented the events that day by omitting everything

which was damaging to the prosecutor.

I hope that you will publish

some of my observations and will reserve my final opinion about the honesty

and fairness of your paper until that time or else I fear I will never

be able to trust one of your stories again.

Ms. Leslie Walton

Peachtree City