Sex-Deprived Wife Wins Divorce Case

[LoneTree]

Sex-Deprived Wife Wins Divorce Case
Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:04 AM ET

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian woman whose angry husband refused for seven years to have sex with her was awarded divorce damages by Italy's high court.

Francesco launched his "sex strike" in the early 1990s to punish his wife, Piera, for taking sides against him in a family dispute over money, according to details of the case reported by local media.

They bitterly separated in 2000 and Francesco, still convinced that she was responsible for the broken marriage, refused to make support payments demanded by Italian courts and repeatedly appealed against them.

But the highest court ruled last week that Francesco's sexual punishment did not fit the crime, and doomed Piera to perpetual frustration.

"The refusal of affection or sexual attention must constitute the blame for the separation," the court ruled.

For Piera, "satisfaction in life (was) impossible ... along with fulfillment of marriage in its deepest sense." Beyond support payments, Francesco must pay court costs of several thousand euros.

 

[onerepmaximum]

Do you have her phone number?

 

[Y_lifter]

Good thing he wasn't sicilian or he would have whacked her..

 

[n0th1ng]

That guy is my hero.

 

[Sub-Zero]

i bet his maid was damn hot

 

[WODIN]

Coitus interuptus or lack-a-nookie.

 

[Forge]

Bah, that's horrible. Sex should never be used as a weapon in a relationship. That guy is just pathetic IMHO.

 

[n0th1ng]

Ive never seen a guy use it as a weapon. He must of had a mistress. Its the only way.

 

[jestros]

Thats cool, cause that means it's gotta work both ways. Women use sex as a bargaining chip all the time. Now if they do, "bitch, time for a divorce, get out!"