Rod Jetton didn't appear in court today but his defense attorney reportedly entered a not guilty plea for him to second-degree felony assault charges in connection with choking and punching a woman during a night of sex. Jetton will also get a new judge to hear the case.
There's at least three versions of what Jetton, the former Missouri Speaker of the House, is being charged for.
First, there were reports of rough sex gone wrong (more here) with the alleged incident occurring at a woman's home in Sikeston, Missouri, in mid-November (read the complaint here). The night started with the alleged victim and Jetton watching football and drinking wine. The woman claimed she faded in and out of consciousness after drinking a glass of wine poured out of sight by Jetton.
The night ended with Jetton allegedly punching and choking out the woman, who told police after Jetton choked her out, she woke up and Jetton was having sex with her from behind.
The next morning, Jetton supposedly told the woman: "You should have said green balloons." He was apparently referring to a safe word that would have stopped the rough sex play.
The second telling
came from a victim's statement taken by Sikeston public safety
officers. Jetton dropped by the woman's Sikeston home with a couple of
bottles of wine. The two talked
politics and watched football, and Jetton allegedly repeatedly refilled
the victim's glass
out of sight. The woman rejected a couple of alleged sexual advances by
Jetton and the next thing she recalled, Jetton was allegedly attempting
to tie her hands with
a leather belt. When she tried to stop him, Jetton allegedly began to
slap her in the
face repeatedly until she blacked out.
The woman told officers that when she woke up, Jetton was allegedly
choking her and her hands were tied up. She passed out again.
When the woman regained consciousness, Jetton was allegedly have
intercourse with her. The woman told police that she was too weak to
stop him.
The next morning, Jetton allegedly kissed her on
the mouth and told her, "I told you to say green balloons."
The woman was treated at an emergency room for injuries to her face, ear, neck,
buttocks, ankle and breast.
The third version is Jetton's. He says he's innocent.
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