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Woman who twisted testicle off 73-year-old, half-blind, alcoholic boyfriend acquitted

2006-02-11

A jury exonerated a Spokane woman Thursday of any criminal wrongdoing for twisting off a testicle from her 73-year-old, half-blind, alcoholic boyfriend last September.

The jury found 52-year-old Jane "Doobie" Pemberton, not guilty of assault, harassment and attempted robbery in the Sept. 18, 2005, attack on William Boomer. Boomer, a retired adult bookstore owner, testified this week that Pemberton assaulted him after he refused to give her $45.

Assistant Public Defender Matthew Harget argued that Pemberton twisted on the older man's crotch only as a last resort to ward off a sexual assault by the drunken, Viagra-popping boyfriend. "What I said in the beginning is that the state has put the wrong person on trial here," Harget said. "Ms. Pemberton knew that night that Mr. Boomer was intoxicated, was sex-obsessed and carries Viagra around in his pocket."

The couple argued that night in Boomer's home at 1705 N. Post, No. 3, and Pemberton tried to push him away, Harget said. "The grabbing of the groin was the only thing that would stop him," Harget said. "This is a man who claims he can barely walk, but he's healthy enough to have sex four or five times a night."

However, Deputy Prosecutor Mark Lindsey portrayed Pemberton as the aggressor, even though Boomer said he still loves Pemberton and apologized to her for having to face trial. "Does it make sense that somebody who can't walk very well, has been drinking and can't see, would attack a person, get her on the floor and try to take advantage of her?" Lindsey asked the jury during closing arguments.

"Mr. Harget argues to you that Viagra and alcohol somehow makes some guys feel like they're Superman. On his best day Mr. Boomer has never been Superman. And Viagra is not going to make him one."

Easy enough to decipher: have the fella take a long walk down a hallway in front of the jurors.

This was the second time Pemberton stood trial on the charges; her first trial ended in a hung jury. Harget said Boomer agreed to file charges only at the behest of his family. But his testimony that he still loves Pemberton showed the charges were bogus, Harget said. "There are probably very few men in the world, even if they loved a woman, who would forgive a woman for ripping off his testicle," Harget said.

Earlier in the week, Harget asked Boomer about that night and how much the twisting for an estimated 35 to 40 minutes a figure that's in dispute must have hurt. Boomer replied: "Actually, it was not anything that you can't walk off."
"And now, for something completely different..."

Posted by:Anonymoose

#1 Heh, heh - he said "hung" jury. . .

Posted by: Doc8404 2006-02-11 09:52

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