The Term “Rape” must not be Used in a Rape Trial!

Posted on July 12, 2007

We read:

“An alleged victim in a Lincoln sexual assault case asked the Nebraska Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a judge’s ban on terms like “sexual assault” and “rape” at trial.

Pamir Safi, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Tory Bowen three years ago. Jury selection in his trial began Monday.

Judge Jeffre Cheuvront has barred any references to sexual assault over concern about inflammatory statements that might prejudice the jury. On Monday, Bowen and her attorney informed the judge that they would not sign the order agreeing not to use banned terms during courtroom testimony.

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Go figure!

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4 Responses to “The Term “Rape” must not be Used in a Rape Trial!”

Bobby on July 13th, 2007 11:39 am

Wow. This is one of the few things these days that conservatives, liberals, and anyone with a shred of decency can say is absolutely ridiculous.
Chris on July 14th, 2007 10:18 am

This goes along with the idea of not calling Illegals by the right name… it might offend someone…
no2pcbs on July 15th, 2007 12:29 pm

And this idiot is actually a judge, can’t be. Too darn stupid and intellectually challenged to be a representative of the bench. This moron needs to be looking for the very few brain cells he’s got left, and stop to see how truly stupid he is acting.
no2pcbs on July 15th, 2007 12:32 pm

Only in America can someone of truly questionable intelligence be a judge, and make such a moronic ruling.