When computer repairman Steven Allen Moyer, 40, was called to the home of Victoria French, the Idaho man apparently decided that French’s love life could used an upgrade. So he kissed her once or twice and then suggested they move on to the bedroom.
According to Moyer, “She said she didn’t have a boyfriend. I asked her if she wanted a boyfriend for 15 minutes.”
She still didn’t want a boyfriend, so Moyer charged French $20 for the visit and left. Police later arrested him and charged him with battery for the nonconsensual kiss.
But at the end of June a five-man, one-woman jury took only 90 minutes to acquit Moyer of the charge, apparently convinced that the state had failed to show that an unwanted kiss constituted battery.
Sources:
Jury decides stealing kiss isn’t a crime. Associated Press, July 1, 2004.
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