Lilith
03-29-2005, 11:31 PM
(submitted by gekkogecko)
Reuters
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.
Reuters
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.