Woman decides not to fight sex law - GoFuckYourself.com

LadyGardenSnake · 06-27-2004, 09:50 PM

A Newport News woman said she didn't challenge the constitutionality of the crimes against nature law because she didn't want to risk going to jail.
NEWPORT NEWS -- A woman charged under the state's felony crimes against nature law pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of indecent exposure Thursday.

Keia Horton, 22, had initially planned to challenge the constitutionality of the law, which prohibits certain types of sex between consenting adults. She said she decided to plead to the lesser charge to avoid the possibility of a felony conviction
"I didn't want to go through with it," Horton said after the brief hearing in Newport News Circuit Court. "I didn't want to go to jail."

Horton was charged on Jan. 29 by a police officer who found her in a parked car on Constance Drive receiving oral sex from a man. She and 29-year-old Kenneth Lars were both charged with a felony under the statute for crimes against nature. The statute says people can't have oral or anal sex, whether homosexual or heterosexual, but the law doesn't specify whether the sex is illegal in public or in private.

Lars pleaded guilty to indecent exposure at a preliminary hearing in March. But Horton, who was offered a plea agreement at that time, wanted to fight the law. Her lawyer, David Lee, planned to argue that the charge is unconstitutional because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Texas case that states can't pass laws that restrict the private sex lives of consenting adults.

At the time of the arrests, the director of the ACLU of Virginia said he was surprised by the charges because of other misdemeanor laws against public acts of sex.

Thursday, Horton accepted an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, a misdemeanor charge that carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The felony charge carries a maximum of five years in prison.

"I came prepared to listen to this constitutional argument," Circuit Judge David F. Pugh said. "I even read the (Texas) case."

Pugh convicted Horton and gave her a 90-day jail sentence, but suspended all the time pending her good behavior for a year.

Horton, a former Navy seaman who now works as a sales representative for a phone company, said she "learned my lesson."

"Take it in the house next time," she offered as advice to others. "They can't come up to your window with a flashlight."

MrJackMeHoff · 06-27-2004, 09:52 PM

Shit I'd be in prison for life by now if I got caught even 1/100th the times Ive gotten head from my lady in da car.

iwantchixx · 06-27-2004, 09:54 PM

all you do is post news that everyone already read today?

pxxx · 06-27-2004, 09:58 PM

Never knew you can get in trouble for doing that. Cops here where i live would probably want to join you and your lady instead of arrest. I really do not like the cops here, a whole bunch of authority abusing bastards.

EviLGuY · 06-27-2004, 10:54 PM

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Originally posted by iwantchixx
all you do is post news that everyone already read today?

Seems to be "her" M.O. alright. Sad really.

Holly · 06-27-2004, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by EviLGuY
Seems to be "her" M.O. alright. Sad really.

It's that stupid Trash Man idiot. I'm not sure what his point is.

06-27-2004, 09:50 PM	#1
LadyGardenSnake So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Harlem,New York Posts: 410	Woman decides not to fight sex law A Newport News woman said she didn't challenge the constitutionality of the crimes against nature law because she didn't want to risk going to jail. NEWPORT NEWS -- A woman charged under the state's felony crimes against nature law pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of indecent exposure Thursday. Keia Horton, 22, had initially planned to challenge the constitutionality of the law, which prohibits certain types of sex between consenting adults. She said she decided to plead to the lesser charge to avoid the possibility of a felony conviction "I didn't want to go through with it," Horton said after the brief hearing in Newport News Circuit Court. "I didn't want to go to jail." Horton was charged on Jan. 29 by a police officer who found her in a parked car on Constance Drive receiving oral sex from a man. She and 29-year-old Kenneth Lars were both charged with a felony under the statute for crimes against nature. The statute says people can't have oral or anal sex, whether homosexual or heterosexual, but the law doesn't specify whether the sex is illegal in public or in private. Lars pleaded guilty to indecent exposure at a preliminary hearing in March. But Horton, who was offered a plea agreement at that time, wanted to fight the law. Her lawyer, David Lee, planned to argue that the charge is unconstitutional because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Texas case that states can't pass laws that restrict the private sex lives of consenting adults. At the time of the arrests, the director of the ACLU of Virginia said he was surprised by the charges because of other misdemeanor laws against public acts of sex. Thursday, Horton accepted an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, a misdemeanor charge that carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The felony charge carries a maximum of five years in prison. "I came prepared to listen to this constitutional argument," Circuit Judge David F. Pugh said. "I even read the (Texas) case." Pugh convicted Horton and gave her a 90-day jail sentence, but suspended all the time pending her good behavior for a year. Horton, a former Navy seaman who now works as a sales representative for a phone company, said she "learned my lesson." "Take it in the house next time," she offered as advice to others. "They can't come up to your window with a flashlight."

06-27-2004, 09:52 PM	#2
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06-27-2004, 09:58 PM	#4
pxxx First African GFY Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,114	Never knew you can get in trouble for doing that. Cops here where i live would probably want to join you and your lady instead of arrest. I really do not like the cops here, a whole bunch of authority abusing bastards.