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NC Man Solicited Wife's Rape on Craigslist: Cops

Was in the room as wife was attacked by knife-wielding man

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 4, 2009 6:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – A North Carolina man faces first-degree rape charges after arranging for the rape of his wife via Craigslist, police said. The 25-year-old, who advertised for someone to have sex with his wife using “scare tactics,” was in the room as a man with a knife carried out the attack, the AP reports. The couple’s kids were also home at the time, though they weren’t aware of what was happening.

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NC Man Solicited Wife's Rape on Craigslist: Cops