People use Craigslist for all sorts of things, but one North Carolina man is accused of arranging the rape of his wife raped through the website. From CNN:
Police responded to the home at about 2:45 a.m. after receiving a 911 call indicating a male armed with a knife appeared in the couple's bedroom and sexually assaulted the man's wife, authorities said.
The man was present at the time of the assault, and two young children were in the home, but were unharmed and unaware of the incident, the police statement said.
"During the investigation, investigators interviewed the victim and her husband," the statement said. "Investigators became suspicious when they noticed there was no sign of forced entry to the home. Investigators also developed information that led them to note specific inconsistencies in the initial statement provided by [the man]."
But on Tuesday, police found that the man "had responded to at least two personal ads on Craigslist.com in an effort to arrange for someone to come to his home and have sex with his wife using some type of scare tactic."
The man was present at the time of the assault, and two young children were in the home, but were unharmed and unaware of the incident, the police statement said.
"During the investigation, investigators interviewed the victim and her husband," the statement said. "Investigators became suspicious when they noticed there was no sign of forced entry to the home. Investigators also developed information that led them to note specific inconsistencies in the initial statement provided by [the man]."
But on Tuesday, police found that the man "had responded to at least two personal ads on Craigslist.com in an effort to arrange for someone to come to his home and have sex with his wife using some type of scare tactic."
While this fact pattern is extremely disturbing, it is not unprecedented. The story seems like a more modern version of a case that lots of students study in Criminal Law to understand derivative liabity between principals and accessories under the common law: Regina v. Cogan and Leak.
H/T: abyss2hope.
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