The Columbian. He took the stand on Tuesday as the only witness for the defense.During closing arguments Wednesday, Bogdanov claimed that Kuhnhausen attacked him after she informed him that she was transgender and that he reacted in self-defense.Bogdanov told the court on Tuesday that he met Kuhnhausen in the early morning of June 6, 2019, after he had been drinking with his brothers.
He said that he saw the teenager walking by herself and pulled over his brother's van to ask if she needed a ride. The two talked and exchanged Snapchat usernames.He told the court that they planned to meet up later in the day.
Later, he and Kuhnhausen had sex in the back of his car. She then informed him she was transgender, and Bogdanov said he was.