Mark Chmura

An unheralded sixth-round draft choice from Boston College, the tight end developed a reputation for talent and tenacity on the gridiron that made him a favorite of "Cheeseheads," a nickname for Packers fans, across Wisconsin and beyond. "Chewy" was voted three times to participate in the Pro Bowl football's all-star game and helped lead the Packers to Super Bowl glory in 1996.

The star tight end also received rave reviews off the field. For two seasons he served as the team's spokesman for the United Way and was honored in 1996 as the NFL's Man of the Year. On a local level, Chmura worked with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the Big Brother/Big Sister organization.

Until this year, a less savory aspect of Chmura's life had largely been swept under the carpet by the public and press. Since being charged, Chmura has been accused by some of being a tireless partygoer and serial womanizer. The burly tight end and teammates Brett Favre and Frank Winters were so notorious for their escapades in the nightclubs of Green Bay and Milwaukee that they became known as "The Three Amigos."

In a statement earlier this year, the former golden boy expressed anger at the court of public opinion, saying, "I hope and pray that the people will give me back, give back to me, my presumption of innocence so that my family and I can resume our lives." But as Chmura prepares to stand trial in a real court, it is his freedom, not simply his image, at stake.

In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Allison's mother says her daughter is a "responsible" teenager who had normal friends, received good grades, and never got into trouble. The teen’s mom did admit that her daughter drank alcohol socially, but says that the lingering impact of the incident has left her previously well-adjusted daughter fraught with "free-floating anxiety."

Her mother also expresses her hostility towards Chmura in the article. "I wanted to shoot him. And we do have a gun in our house...I wanted to kill him," she told the newspaper.

Michael Kleber

Originally, the hulking 6-foot 3-inch, 280-pound high school lineman said that he warned the girl not to enter a bathroom that Chmura was already occupying, but that she simply smiled and did so anyway. In a second statement, however, Kleber said that he was drunk at the time and could not provide concrete details.

But Kleber has since declared that he was coerced into making the second statement for fear that he would be arrested for underage drinking and that his football career put in jeopardy. Although he now has a scholarship offer from the University of Wisconsin, at the time of his second statement he was in search of a school. He claims to have been afraid that disciplinary action or suspension from the football team would impede his ability to get a scholarship.

Robert Gessert

Gessert's accuser, an 18-year-old named Kim, is a primary witness in Chmura's trial. The prosecution claims she banged on the door of the bathroom in which the former Packer was allegedly forcing himself upon her friend Allison, causing the incident to stop.

Gessert has pleaded innocent to one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of fourth-degree sexual assault. In September, a local judge agreed to sever his trial from Chmura’s, noting that "clearly, there is an unequal distribution of public attention" that might prejudice Gessert. If convicted, Gessert faces up to 30 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.

Paul Bucher

In addition to his legal work, the divorced father of four has been active in the surrounding community, lending his free time to helping the United Way, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Kiwanis Club.

Gerald Boyle

Boyle is an Irish-Catholic who grew up in Chicago and has been practicing law since his graduation from Marquette University Law School in 1962. "This guy is Chicago Irish

the best of it. Rooted in humanity. Understands human beings' foibles and forgiveness. Relishes the joys of human comradeship. Family loyalty. Takes his (Catholic) faith seriously," Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann, a long-time acquaintance of Boyle, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Acting as co-counsel is one of Boyle's three daughters, Bridget Boyle.