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Saudi Man Jailed After Bragging About Sex on TV

He earns 5 years and 1,000 lashes

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(Newser) – A Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes the BBC. The man's lawyer plans to appeal, saying the TV station—its Saudi office is now closed—is to blame.

“My client has been presented to the people as a scapegoat to cover up the real culprit.”

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edbro
Oct 7, 09 2:40 PM CDT
1,000 lashes?? Holy crap! I don't care how they space them out, this guy will be just one big scar tissue. You gotta love civilized societies! Reply
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George_Taylor
Oct 8, 09 1:14 AM CDT
1000 lashes!!! i hope that guy lives through that.
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pwnage
Oct 7, 09 2:49 PM CDT
I guess Letterman wouldn't have even had the option in Saudi Arabia to come out like he did. Reply
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reasonator
Oct 7, 09 2:54 PM CDT
We have to wage war, not a military war, but a social war to bring the rest of the world into modernity. Religious people need to know: You can believe whatever you want, but don't force your beliefs on the rest of us. Reply
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 7, 09 2:59 PM CDT
I believe we've been trying that for last, oh, seventy years or so. Hasn't made the rest of the world happy, having us force our beliefs on them.
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