Victim advocates are criticizing a Kansas judge's recent reference to the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" in an alleged rape case.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2cVqna7) that Jacob C. Ewing faces sex crime charges that include rape, criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.
A woman testified Wednesday that Ewing forced her to have sex though she didn't believe she had been raped.
Jackson County Judge Norbert Marek Jr. then asked: "Is this 'Fifty Shades of Grey' or 50 shades of illegal?" referring to the novel depicting sadomasochistic themes.
Sonja Willms, president of the Topeka chapter of ...
Victim advocates are criticizing a Kansas judge's recent reference to the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" in an alleged rape case.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2cVqna7) that Jacob C. Ewing faces sex crime charges that include rape, criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.
A woman testified Wednesday that Ewing forced her to have sex though she didn't believe she had been raped.
Jackson County Judge Norbert Marek Jr. then asked: "Is this 'Fifty Shades of Grey' or 50 shades of illegal?" referring to the novel depicting sadomasochistic themes.
Sonja Willms, president of the Topeka chapter of ...