Evidence leaks in Madison Brooks case force DA to take drastic action

Mourners outside St. Peter Catholic Church dressed in pink in honor of LSU student, Madison Brooks' favorite color ((KR/Mega for Fox News Digital).

Evidence in the alleged rape of a Louisiana State University sophomore leaked for months, prompting a court hearing and settlement between the two sides to limit future public release of documents.

The issue has been building since four men were arrested in connection with the alleged rape of Madison Brooks in January. The LSU student was left on the side of a road, where she stumbled into the street and was killed by an oncoming car.

Things came to a boiling point at the end of July, when one of the suspect's lawyers, Joe Long, leaked Brooks' autopsy and lab report to WBRZ, a local news outlet in Baton Rouge. 

The day after the story aired, the district attorney moved to restrict access to evidence for all four suspects' lawyers. 

EVIDENCE LEAKS IN MADISON BROOKS CASE TAKE ‘EMOTIONAL TOLL’ ON FAMILY AS DEFENSE DOUBTS CONVICTION 

A photo of LSU student Madison Brooks, who was fatally hit by a car after an alleged rape. (The Brooks family)

Hearing and reading details about the leaked autopsy took "an emotional toll" on Brooks' family, her mother Ashley Baustert told Fox News Digital in a previous interview. 

After the two sides reached an agreement on Aug. 1, Baustert's lawyer, Kerry Miller, said he "hopes the defense abides by the rules."

"We're glad the defense will stop leaking snippets to the media," Miller said. "They're trying to shape public perception that's nowhere close to what actually happened that night."

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Ron Haley, a defense lawyer representing one of the suspects, said the DA chose to