By LARRY NEUMEISTER -- (c) 2013 Associated Press
The government has finished presenting evidence to a jury hearing the case against a New York City police officer accused of conspiring to kidnap, kill and eat women.
Prosecutors rested their case Monday after showing jurors Internet images of torture and abuse of women that a witness said was found on the computer of Officer Gilberto Valle (VAL'-ee). A judge sent the jury home a few minutes early after prosecutors announced they reached the end of their case.
Valle's lawyers have asked the judge to acquit their client before a Manhattan federal court jury gets the case.
Valle is accused of plotting on the Internet to kidnap and kill at least six women he knows, including his wife. Defense lawyers say Valle was merely engaging in fetish-driven Internet role-play.
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Due to starting back to school - and other life obligations - I haven't been able to blog as much as I would have liked of late, but I had to chime in on this article. What caught my eye was the last line of the article, "Valle was merely engaging in fetish-driven Internet role-play". I could be wrong, but I would venture to say that you could go to the kinkiest fetish site on the web and not find any mention of cannibalism. Thoughts? Opinions?
(Oh, and just for the record, the comment about fetish-driven role-play was made by his defense team.)
(Oh, and just for the record, the comment about fetish-driven role-play was made by his defense team.)
