I would have to know more about the facts in this case mentioned? Is there a history of physical and or mental abuse in that family?
Good topic though.
I changed the name of the first man convicted of wife rape in Minnesota. The name change was back around 1989 and the court was required to notify the ex-wife of the name change so I did not feel bad for the victim. The Judge and her staff though sure were very upset with me about filing these papers. I was a Student Attorney with Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners back then and did not have the opportunity to pick and choose the cases I got. You handled whatever was on your desk.
I looked at the file and there seemed to be a history of domestic abuse so the wife said no to her husband having sex with her. He was the first person in Minnesota convicted of raping his wife.
I am not going into any more detail on it as I would feel like it were violating some kind of attorney/client privilege. I may even be going a little too far with talking about this but this was from 1988-1989 or so. And, what I posted would be a matter of public record if you knew where to look.
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