1. The Scoop: an update on the bondage thing
2. Conn. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Claiming Judicial Bias
3. Angelina unbound (at least for now)
4. ISU fetish club appealing school sanctions
1. The Scoop: an update on the bondage thing
2. Conn. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Claiming Judicial Bias
3. Angelina unbound (at least for now)
4. ISU fetish club appealing school sanctions
The Scoop: an update on the bondage thing
by Adam Bulger and Meir Rinde
The Hartford Advocate (Connecticut)
October 21, 2004
You may remember a couple of years ago the story that we did about Eric Molnar, who was convicted of charges related to kidnapping his estranged wife. He argued in court that they were engaged in sex play, but the judge, who read our story, threw the book at Molnar, sentencing him to 22 years.
But civil rights attorney John R. Williams said this week that he's optimistic his client, Molnar will get a chance at a reduced sentence when the state Supreme Court decides whether the judge in the case acted improperly.
"If we win the appeal, the case will be sent back for resentencing, presumably in front of a different judge," Williams said. "I would be surprised if we didn't get a resentencing order."
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Conn. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Claiming Judicial Bias
by staff writer
NBC-30 (Hartford, Conn.)
October 21, 2004
The state Supreme Court rejected an appeal Wednesday of a Southington man who claimed judicial bias when he was sentenced for sexually assaulting his estranged wife.
The justices were asked to overturn a 22-year prison sentence imposed on Eric Molnar in January 2002 by New Britain Superior Court Judge Kevin McMahon. His lawyers claimed McMahon was wrong to mock Molnar and increase his sentence after reading a story in a newspaper in which Molnar claimed he was the victim.
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said McMahon did not abuse his broad discretion in considering the article for sentencing purposes. But it criticized McMahon for calling Molnar "a chump" and "a loser" during sentencing and concluded that the remarks did not justify overturning the sentence. "Nevertheless, because we are offended by the trial court having resorted to this level of invective, we take this opportunity to voice the court's unwillingness to tolerate or excuse the trial court's remarks," the court said. "We cannot expect those who appear in court to behave with dignity and decorum if we do not lead by example."
Molnar was convicted by a jury in November 2001 of first-degree kidnapping, unlawful restraint, second-degree assault and sexual assault in a spousal relationship. Authorities said Molnar ambushed his estranged wife in the basement of her home, bound and gagged her and sexually assaulted her for five hours. He videotaped parts of the assault.
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Angelina unbound (at least for now)
by George Rush and Joanna Molloy
New York Daily News
October 18, 2004
Going to see Angelina Jolie? To paraphrase Nietzsche, bring a rope. The world's sexiest serious actress has long been fascinated with S&M sex.
"A lot of my relationships just weren't honest enough," the Oscar-winner says. "So I took them down different paths toward violence or wildness…to try to find somebody to hold me down and make me feel.
"S&M sex can be misinterpreted as violence," she tells Kevin Sessums in November's issue of Allure. "It's really about trust. I like to push boundaries, both emotional and sexual, with another person. That's when I've felt the sexiest."
The 1999's Best Supporting Actress for "Girl, Interrupted" added: "I've been in both submissive and dominant roles because I want more."
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http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/243412p-208483c.html
To respond, write to: the authors at rushmolloy@edit.nydailynews.com
or the editors at voicers@edit.nydailynews.com
ISU fetish club appealing school sanctions
by Associated Press writers
via The Waterloo Ceder-Falls Courier (Iowa)
October 16, 2004
AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University fetish club says it won't let school officials tie its hands during student-led meetings.
The group, called Cuffs, is appealing sanctions imposed by the university.
President Duane Long Jr. said ISU is putting unreasonable restrictions on the First Amendment rights of students who belong to the campus organization, which works to safely educate about sadism and masochism.
ISU's Office of Judicial Affairs began investigating the group after a Nov. 10, 2003, meeting where Long flogged a clothed club member. That volunteer said she suffered no pain during the demonstration.
Director of Judicial Affairs Bethany Schuttinga found Cuffs responsible for assault violations and imposed the sanctions.
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http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/10/16/news/breaking_news/doc417100c600de7839536034.txt
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