[VIDEO] A Man Padlocks His Girlfriend's Jeans. Why?
A man is accused of padlocking his lover's blue jeans so that she wouldn't be unfaithful.
By Sadho Ram — 09 Oct 2013, 08:50 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
The Mexican police is grappling with the case
A Mexican man who repeatedly padlocked his girlfriend's jeans so that she wouldn't cheat on him is unlikely to be charged for his ill treatment.
malaysiandigest.comA 25-year-old woman was in excruciating pain after being unable to use the toilet for several hours after her boyfriend secured the belt-loops of her jeans with a padlock, CNN reported.
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The woman told Mexican police that her 40-year-old boyfriend had padlocked her for years. She had been too afraid of him to use scissors to cut her jeans to free herself.
malaysiandigest.comPolice said the woman could not take it anymore
Police said the woman, from the small provincial town of Zacatlan in the state of Veracruz, could not take it anymore.
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Police arrested the man, who then produced a key to unlock the padlock. The woman refused to press charges after his arrest. Despite being detained by police, he was released a few hours later.
malaysiandigest.comHe later released a statement saying he would never padlock or abuse his girlfriend again. Veracruz women's rights activist Araceli Gonzalez told CNN the community and authorities had failed the woman.
i4u.comHe later released a statement saying he would never padlock or abuse his girlfriend again
i4u.comVeracruz women's rights activist Araceli Gonzalez told CNN the community and authorities had failed the woman
"The handling of this case didn't follow the law. Nobody acted against the aggressor," she said.
malaysiandigest.comHowever, Mexican authorities said they could do little as the woman had refused to press charges against her boyfriend. "It seems that authorities seem to think that women can renounce their rights.
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"It seems that authorities seem to think that women can renounce their rights. "It's like they're saying, if they don't recognize the problem, 'we as authorities can't do anything about it'," Gonzalez said.
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