Raped over the telephone?
Hat tip to Conservative Grapevine:
TUNIS, Tunisia, April 27 (UPI) — A Tunisian family alleges their daughter was raped during a telephone conversation with a man, a lawyer for the family said.
The 30-year-old man said he never touched the young woman. But he acknowledged he heard her scream while they were “totally into” an erotic telephone conversation — and that she reported bleeding, Al Arabiya reported.
Maha al-Metebaa, a lawyer representing the family, told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabs the case needs careful investigation because of its unprecedented allegations. He said a medical examination had determined that the woman, 20, was no longer a virgin.
“The intercourse did take place with all its details but verbally only,” he said. “The sexual act did not really happen because the physical proximity factor is not there, yet it happened because there is a direct physical impact – the loss of virginity.”
From United Press International
Considering the scream and the bleeding, I’m going to assume she was a virgin before the “erotic phone conversation.” All I want to say is that I am glad I don’t live in a country wear a 20 year old’s parents can charge a guy for rape. Nevermind the fact that he was on the phone when the “crime” happenned.
In that society a young woman who is not a virgin when she’s married is a pretty serious scandal. I feel sorry for the girl - it’s not exactly the most romantic way of losing one’s virginity, but then again, isn’t that a common plight of modern women? I wonder how many women in US regret their first time? I know there’s statistics out there…
In any case, out of respect for this 20-yr old victim of long-distance “rape” (wow, talk about minimizing the real-deal), I will refrain from any cherry popping jokes…mainly because I just can’t think of any…
