Woman sues husband for seven years of 'slavery'

Misfit

Lawful neutral
Italian woman sues husband for seven years of 'slavery' - Telegraph

An Italian woman who signed up to a bizarre contract promising total sexual and mental submission to her husband is now suing him for divorce and mistreatment after seven years of "slavery".

In a pact reminiscent of the eroticism featured in the best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey and the notorious novel The Story of O, the saleswoman from Padua signed the explicitly-worded agreement with her then boyfriend in 2004, when she was 24.

They married in 2006 but the relationship eventually fell apart and the couple separated last year.

The woman, now aged 31, has shown the two-page contract to her lawyers to support her demands for a divorce and accusations of physical abuse. She also accuses her former partner of stalking her since their split.
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
If I was this guys lawyer, I would invoke Roger Taney and state that he can't possibly be guilty of slavery as accused because slaves have no standing in the eyes of the court, therefore...
 

Radiant1

Soul Probe
This sounds like a somewhat typical contracted BDSM relationship. Most likely the contract isn't legal, but it still indicates she consented to the relationship as it was spelled out. It will be interesting to see how the judge rules.
 
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