Marion County man from infamous 'spousal rape' trial arrested on rape charges

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Statesman Journal

Marion County man from infamous 'spousal rape' trial arrested on rape charges

Whitney M. Woodworth, Statesman Journal 8:31 p.m. PDT July 29, 2016

A 59-year-old Marion County man, who was made infamous in 1978 as the first man in American history to go to trial for raping his wife while they were living together, was arrested on two new counts of first-degree rape Thursday.

Almost 40 years ago, a jury unanimously acquitted John Joseph Rideout on charges that he raped his wife in front of their 2-year-old child at the couple's north Salem apartment.

At the time, Oregon was one of the few states that did not recognize "marital privilege" as a rape defense.

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In a secret indictment filed in Marion County, Rideout is accused of unlawfully and knowingly engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman in May who was unable to consent by "reason of physical helplessness."

Read more: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/07/29/marion-county-man-infamous-spousal-rape-trial-arrested-rape-charges/87713368/

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[rusty quoin]

1. I don't know if he's guilty or not,

But my experience puts money down he is.

[marble falls]

2. If he's not guilty, he sure seems to around a lot of events that look like rape to authorities.

[NickB79]

3. No way he went 40 years between rapes

Rapists don't just hang it up for a few decades and go back to it for shits and giggles when they're almost 60.

Who wants to bet other women come forward with rape claims now that he's in custody?