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Ed Bagley, 45, of Kirkwood, Mo., faces 11 counts of abuse, including sex trafficking and conspiracy.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Advocates for people who engage in rough but consensual sex say they fear an abuse case unfolding in Missouri ultimately could criminalize their lifestyle.
Ed Bagley faces a federal trial early next year on 11 counts of abuse against a woman authorities say he groomed to be his sex slave. Now prosecutors plan to present consensual, though violent, acts between Bagley and his own wife as evidence that Bagley has a history of sexually assaulting women.
The case will include evidence of "sadistic sexual assaults" committed by Bagley against his wife, Marilyn, prosecutors say.
"Marilyn Bagley's `consent' to the sexual assaults by Defendant Edward Bagley does not change whether the acts legally constitute assault or not. Pursuant to the Missouri state assault statute ... consent is not a defense to assault resulting in serious physical injury," prosecutors wrote in court documents filed last month.
For all of you BDSM fans out there, be careful! The prosecutors want to use consentual acts this guy committed on his own wife as evidence of assault against some bubblehead that was weak enough to allow herself to be tied up and gang-fucked. The tools that came over to participate and watch rolled over...
Ed Bagley, 45, of Kirkwood, Mo., faces 11 counts of abuse, including sex trafficking and conspiracy.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Advocates for people who engage in rough but consensual sex say they fear an abuse case unfolding in Missouri ultimately could criminalize their lifestyle.
Ed Bagley faces a federal trial early next year on 11 counts of abuse against a woman authorities say he groomed to be his sex slave. Now prosecutors plan to present consensual, though violent, acts between Bagley and his own wife as evidence that Bagley has a history of sexually assaulting women.
The case will include evidence of "sadistic sexual assaults" committed by Bagley against his wife, Marilyn, prosecutors say.
"Marilyn Bagley's `consent' to the sexual assaults by Defendant Edward Bagley does not change whether the acts legally constitute assault or not. Pursuant to the Missouri state assault statute ... consent is not a defense to assault resulting in serious physical injury," prosecutors wrote in court documents filed last month.
For all of you BDSM fans out there, be careful! The prosecutors want to use consentual acts this guy committed on his own wife as evidence of assault against some bubblehead that was weak enough to allow herself to be tied up and gang-fucked. The tools that came over to participate and watch rolled over...
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