Thinking about it his actions probably crossed the line into abuse. He’s a weird guy, probably an asshole who took advantage of the situation. Still I don’t see him being convicted criminally in this case. I’m sure he’d ask for a jury trial and there seems to be too much of a grey area to get 12 jurors to agree on guilt. The victim would have to testify and it seems with all the text messages and communication between them she would be vulnerable on cross examination.

It’s an interesting case for the bdsm community and people in general. What can you legally consent to? How much consensual bodily harm is legal? I’ve read a very well written blog by an extremely literate and intelligent retired pro Domme and switch who was a sub or maso in her personal life. Some of the stuff she described being done to her made my blood boil. But it was complicated.