Yeah, the family’s lawyer was shocked as well. But I guess any ruling will stand if the higher courts refuse to hear an appeal for whatever reasons. This was the lawyer who really sniffed extreme corruption, as after this case he got very angry and started researching past cases / rulings of my husband, and the pattern was that if the accused is wealthy / has influence / could be useful in the future (quid pro quo) - then these nonsensical rulings will be made; but he also has really logical and law based, fair judgements as well - there’s a clear bias depending on who the person is.

Because back when this case was ruled the age of consent in our country was 15, as I’ve said, but the age 13-15 had specifications that it can, in certain situations, be argued that it’s not rape, but sex with a minor (so implying that the minor had some ability to consent). More clear: under 13 - always rape. 13-15: sex with a minor if the judge sees fit; semi-consent ability. 15+ - ability to consent with anyone. So the establishment of consent by a judge at 12 was outside the law. Now the laws have changed and absolute minimum is 14 (max 4 year age gap), and 16 for unrestricted consent.

Yes, that was always his justification for why he doesn’t talk with me about finances. I bring in more than enough, aren’t you satisfied, why would you need to know about technicalities? That kind of thing. And before you ask me why have I put up with it: I was raised in a traditional family where when the man spoke the woman shut up, so I guess I took a lot of these behaviors from my mother; and my family has always had a big influence on my life and they stood by my husband.

Not only that, but the argument for the ruling is not based in law. There’s an age of consent, and below that the judges can’t just decide consent themselves - it’s set as nonconsensual from the start. My husband completely ignored the law and set himself above it by establishing it himself. Obviously the family’s lawyer said this is nonsensical, we have to appeal. Well, they tried and it got dismissed.

It is. The family tried to appeal to the Court of Appeal because the ruling makes no sense legally. Got dismissed. They say it’s because their own independent investigation found that husband has friends and connections in all the right places, which is why all the complains of corruption also went ignored. Asked him about this ruling: said he doesn’t justify himself to anyone, the ruling is the justification, what you see it’s what it is and he won’t discuss any further. Oh, and now he’s suing the people who came forward with libel and defamation. 0 remorse of any kind.

The way he argued that ruling was that since the act happened multiple times and the victim didn’t tell her parents / authorities, wasn’t physically abused / no signs of physical coercion, isn’t distraught, dressed “inappropriately to seduce him” and behaved affectionately around him, we can conclude that the act was consensual & instead of rape it was classified as sex with a minor - 3 years suspended sentence; so no prison time. This one isn’t an allegation, it’s the actual court ruling. And there is a pattern.