Sex, Dementia ad Husband on Trial at age 78 - what are your thoughts in this

[DoItMyself]

There is something creepy about that old guy, and it is questionable if she had any clue to what was going on...

I know Henry Rayhons quite well. There's nothing "creepy" about him-he's a very decent man. There is a side of the story that isn't being told until (and if) it goes to trial.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I know Henry Rayhons quite well. There's nothing "creepy" about him-he's a very decent man. There is a side of the story that isn't being told until (and if) it goes to trial.

Interesting that you know him. Did you know his wife too? I imagine there is a lot more to this story, it seems odd to bring charges for something like that between a man and his wife, especially when no abuse was detected. If they had a close relationship before she became ill, I suppose it could be a lot more innocent and natural than the feeling you get when reading that article. I hope the truth is told in the end, this whole thing seems sad.

 

[Butterfly]

CBS news says the husband has been acquitted, as he should have been. This was a stupid case to bring, and I wonder how much money it cost the taxpayers of Iowa to prosecute (persecute) this man. I also wonder what the REAL motives of the prosecutor were. I hope this bites the prosecutor hard in the butt when it comes re-election time.

IMHO the government had no business interjecting itself into this couple's relationship in the first place, and to bring criminal charges was an abuse of process, to say the least!

 

[DoItMyself]

Yes, he was acquitted, and everyone who knew him knew that he would be. The "act" never took place, and it was a few over zealous nursing home workers and an incompetent prosecutor that took the case that far. They tried to drag him through the muck, and his family (as did most of the community) stood by him. As is typical of much of the current overreach of government, they stuck their nose in where it didn't belong and a group of 12 Iowans with some common sense nipped it in the bud.

Interesting that you know him. Did you know his wife too?

Yes, we know Henry and we knew Donna quite well.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I'm glad to hear he was acquitted, must be very upsetting to go through something like that involving a loved one. Good there were folks there to support him.

 

[QuickSilver]

This of course was instigated by the woman's daughters.. Having personally experienced the wrath of my husband's grown daughters, for daring to marry their father after their mother died, I know how bad it can be.