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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Sat May 26, 2018, 10:06 PM May 2018

Man who shows penis to jury acquitted of sexual assault

NEW HAVEN — Desmond James was uncomfortable with the idea of dropping his trousers in the courtroom and showing jurors his penis.

But he agreed to do it after his attorneys convinced him it was “the only option” for disproving the description of his penis by the complainant in James’ sexual assault trial.

The unusual strategy worked. On Friday, after about three hours of deliberations, the jury found James not guilty on all three counts of first-degree sexual assault.

The complainant told police that her assailant was a black man whose penis was not as black as the rest of his body. Defense attorneys Todd Bussert and Erica Barber said there was direct evidence that this was untrue.

Read more: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-who-shows-penis-to-jury-acquitted-of-sexual-12943906.php

Cross-posted in the Connecticut Group.

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Man who shows penis to jury acquitted of sexual assault (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2018 OP
"Excuse me while I whip it out" SHRED May 2018 #1
Didn't she know that once you go black... appal_jack May 2018 #2
I'm glad it didn't end with a hung jury. trusty elf May 2018 #3
Thank You for posting this...I do believe this is the first time, I have ever heard of.... Stuart G Jun 2018 #4
Saved from the penal system. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #5
 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
2. Didn't she know that once you go black...
Sun May 27, 2018, 11:43 PM
May 2018

...you never go back?



In all seriousness, glad that what sounds like an entirely innocent man got his day in court. Justice was not blind in this case, apparently.

-app

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
4. Thank You for posting this...I do believe this is the first time, I have ever heard of....
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 07:34 PM
Jun 2018

a case like this.....and he was indeed....Not Guilty.....ok.....

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