Relive your rape or go to jail

I honestly feel like crying.
A Chicago woman could be jailed for contempt of court for refusing to watch a video of her rape. If she doesn’t change her mind, the judge in her rape case might also drop the charges against one of her assailants.
The woman, now 20, was 16 years-old when she was sexually assaulted and videotaped by four men at a party.
The video shows two men having sex with her while she is unconscious, then multiple people spitting on her and writing derogatory words on her naked legs and stomach. Gee, I can’t imagine why she wouldn’t want to see that.
Fucking disgusting.
One of the men in the case was acquitted, one pleaded out, and another fled the country. The man on trial now, Adrian Missbrenner, also fled the country but returned last year.
UPDATE: Scott Lemieux, Shakespeare’s Sister and BlackFeminism have more. Deanna at Alternet has contact info so you can express your outrage.
UPDATE, PART DEUX: Broadsheet reports that the judge has backed down.

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