St. Pete Times article mentions 'Raw Deal' case

Rod Smith, the state attorney who handled the Delta Chi rape case featured in "Raw Deal," is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Florida. The St. Pete Times examines how the case and the documentary may affect Rod's campaign:

A pair of 22-year-old filmmakers made a splash in 2001 when they debuted their documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Raw Deal: A Question of Consent, used extensive footage from the Delta Chi tapes, and a number of interviews of people sympathetic to her side.

Smith declined to talk to the filmmakers and is seen on the film scurrying from the camera.

"They were, in my view, doing the wrong thing - trying to profit off of this circumstance," Smith said. "I have not seen the movie, but folks have told me my back side doesn't look too glorious in it."

Director Billy Corben said he's planning to show the film throughout the state this summer.