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In 2008, Shawn Harris was convicted of raping his then wife, an attack that was heard on audiotape.
The victim filed for divorce, which was granted in 2010. Shawn had the audacity to request spousal support.
Ridiculous right? Not so fast.
http://news.yahoo.com/victim-ordered-pay-attacker-spousal-support-201444230.html
"The judge awarded him $1,000 a month, and also asked C Harris to pay $47,000 of her ex-husband's legal fees from the divorce proceedings."
and
"Under normal circumstances, Harris would have been required to pay $3,000 a month in spousal support after the divorce, but because of the domestic violence she endured, the judge said he would lower that amount to $1,000.
"I call that the rape discount," Harris said."
and
"She appealed the judge's ruling, pointing out that her ex-husband will have no expenses while he's in jail.
The judge agreed, but when Shawn Harris, 40, is released from Donovan State Prison in 2014, he's entitled to ask for spousal support again. And California law entitles him to have it."
The victim filed for divorce, which was granted in 2010. Shawn had the audacity to request spousal support.
Ridiculous right? Not so fast.
http://news.yahoo.com/victim-ordered-pay-attacker-spousal-support-201444230.html
"The judge awarded him $1,000 a month, and also asked C Harris to pay $47,000 of her ex-husband's legal fees from the divorce proceedings."
and
"Under normal circumstances, Harris would have been required to pay $3,000 a month in spousal support after the divorce, but because of the domestic violence she endured, the judge said he would lower that amount to $1,000.
"I call that the rape discount," Harris said."
and
"She appealed the judge's ruling, pointing out that her ex-husband will have no expenses while he's in jail.
The judge agreed, but when Shawn Harris, 40, is released from Donovan State Prison in 2014, he's entitled to ask for spousal support again. And California law entitles him to have it."