My jurisdiction is: Illinois
A man has reluctantly plead guilty and is now in prison for 6 mos. Last year he and his wife, who lived with him in his home, went out for a night of partying, where both became very intoxicated. Their marriage had been struggling and this man was doing everything he could to improve their relationship (they have two minor children). His wife had been soliciting him all evening and upon returning home, she passed out from all the alcohol, and he carried her to their bed. While still under the influence himself, he got the video camera and filmed himself with his wife. There was no penetration, only caressing of her body, mostly her chest. When she awoke and saw the camera in the bed she assumed the worst. She panicked and told him to get out, but she did not report anything to the police. You will not fully understand her responses until you know some of her background. She brought some baggage into the marriage which included having been raped when she was in high school and was abused by a drunken father all of which was unreported. You have to know that the husband has no previous offenses and is anything but a threat to society. He has a respectable career, is a well respected citizen who grew up in a very stable Christian environment. He has never even smoked a cigarette, no tatoos or piercings, just Mr. Cleancut America. He made a mistake no doubt.
Following the offense in April 2008 she attended social events with him and took him to a major league baseball game for fathers day and then boom 3 weeks later went to the states attorney with the video tape. He was arrested on 3 charges and released after 2 days in jail. He hired a very good criminal attorney but in my opinion he was forced to plead guilty to avoid a 4 year sentence. There was never any information presented to the court indicating her behavior on the night of the offense or any investigating done on behalf of this man. This was all very one sided definitely protecting the female.
We have been trying to put the pieces together and it didn't take long to discover that she had another man waiting in the wings and moved in with him 4 months after she turned in the video tape. Does this sound like your typical rape victim? Now this man's life will be changed forever. He will be a felon forever and has to be a registered sex offender for touching his own wife. There is something wrong with this picture. The wife is refusing to allow him to see their children because he raped her. She told the divorce court judge that she hadn't even viewed the film. It is quite evident that she used all this to get out of the marriage. He has 30 days to appeal. What do you suggest?
A man has reluctantly plead guilty and is now in prison for 6 mos. Last year he and his wife, who lived with him in his home, went out for a night of partying, where both became very intoxicated. Their marriage had been struggling and this man was doing everything he could to improve their relationship (they have two minor children). His wife had been soliciting him all evening and upon returning home, she passed out from all the alcohol, and he carried her to their bed. While still under the influence himself, he got the video camera and filmed himself with his wife. There was no penetration, only caressing of her body, mostly her chest. When she awoke and saw the camera in the bed she assumed the worst. She panicked and told him to get out, but she did not report anything to the police. You will not fully understand her responses until you know some of her background. She brought some baggage into the marriage which included having been raped when she was in high school and was abused by a drunken father all of which was unreported. You have to know that the husband has no previous offenses and is anything but a threat to society. He has a respectable career, is a well respected citizen who grew up in a very stable Christian environment. He has never even smoked a cigarette, no tatoos or piercings, just Mr. Cleancut America. He made a mistake no doubt.
Following the offense in April 2008 she attended social events with him and took him to a major league baseball game for fathers day and then boom 3 weeks later went to the states attorney with the video tape. He was arrested on 3 charges and released after 2 days in jail. He hired a very good criminal attorney but in my opinion he was forced to plead guilty to avoid a 4 year sentence. There was never any information presented to the court indicating her behavior on the night of the offense or any investigating done on behalf of this man. This was all very one sided definitely protecting the female.
We have been trying to put the pieces together and it didn't take long to discover that she had another man waiting in the wings and moved in with him 4 months after she turned in the video tape. Does this sound like your typical rape victim? Now this man's life will be changed forever. He will be a felon forever and has to be a registered sex offender for touching his own wife. There is something wrong with this picture. The wife is refusing to allow him to see their children because he raped her. She told the divorce court judge that she hadn't even viewed the film. It is quite evident that she used all this to get out of the marriage. He has 30 days to appeal. What do you suggest?
