Warning, before you even begin to read this, maybe find something to squeeze or throw. Anything to help quell the boiling hot rage that you’re about to endure.
“[Mack had the] desire, the preference, the acceptability towards a particular form of sex activities that were outside of the norm.”
“The jury needs to know the nature of this relationship, and what was customary and consensual.”
Nevermind the fact that this woefully disgusting, even by the lowest of scumbag standards – the US has laws specifically designed to prevent victim’s previous sexual encounters and proclivities from being admissible as evidence in a trial. They’re called Rape Shield Laws, and they are very fucking important to establish fair trials.
“Because she consented to those acts through her course of employment does not mean the defendant is then entitled to think he can do that to her. You can’t make that leap.”
Meanwhile District Judge Elissa Cadish did ask defence attorneys for a written motion detailing Koppenhaver and Mack’s sexual history, she did make her skepticism on the line of defence abundantly clear.
“I don’t see how any of those activities that she did in adult movies would ever show her consent to the acts with the defendant that he’s charged with. I’m not seeing that connection.”
Just in case you were wondering if his time behind bars has allowed Koppenhaver time to reflect on his behaviour and begin to process of reforming and rehabilitating, proceedings in court were briefly interrupted when he blew a kiss in the direction of prosecutor Bluth.
“Judge, for the record, Mr. Koppenhaver just blew a kiss at me. I’m not going to make up that he blew a kiss at me, which I find offensive.”
Judge Cadish admonished Koppenhaver, stating he was not to make any gestures towards opposing counsel.