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[neorej]

An University of Illinois at Chicago student leader has been charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female student in what Cook County prosecutors say was a re-enactment of scenes from the film "Fifty Shades of Grey."

Freshman Mohammad Hossain, 19, appeared shocked after a Cook County judge set his bail at $500,000, walking back to the lockup with his mouth wide open.

The judge was taken aback after Hossain's lawyer, assistant Cook County public defender Sandra Bennewitz, said Hossain had been involved with several UIC leadership programs, was a student ambassador to the alumni association and was on the triathlon team.

"Sandra, how can someone involved in all that let a movie persuade him to do something like this?" asked Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr.

"He would say that it was consensual," she replied.

Prosecutors said Hossain and the woman went to Hossain's dorm room about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The two had "previously been intimate" but were not dating, said Assistant State's Attorney Sarah Karr.

Once inside his dorm, in the 900 block of West Harrison Street, Hossain allegedly asked the woman to remove her clothing and she did, keeping on her bra and underwear, Karr said. He then bound her hands above her head and to a bed with a belt, used another belt to bind her legs and stuffed a necktie into her mouth, Karr said.

Hossain used a knit cap to cover the woman's eyes, Karr said, and removed the woman's bra and underwear. He then began striking the woman with a belt. After hitting her several times, the woman told Hossain he was hurting her, told him to stop "and began shaking her head and crying," said Karr.

Hossain continued striking the woman — including with his fists, according to an arrest report — and she managed to get one arm, and then another, free. But he then held her arms behind her back and sexually assaulted her as she continued to plead for him to stop, according to Karr.

Hossain's roommate came home soon after the assault and, prosecutors said, Hossain held the door shut to prevent him from entering. The woman then left and told another person what happened, then called police.

Police arrested Hossain later that night in another dorm building in the 700 block of South Halsted Street, according to an arrest report. He was interviewed by UIC detectives and, according to Karr, admitted assaulting the woman and "doing something wrong." He allegedly told police he and the woman were re-enacting scenes from "Fifty Shades of Grey."

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...es-of-grey-uic-sex-charge-20150223-story.html

But hey, it's just a movie right, no harm will come from it.

 

[terrisus]

Hossain used a knit cap to cover the woman's eyes, Karr said, and removed the woman's bra and underwear. He then began striking the woman with a belt. After hitting her several times, the woman told Hossain he was hurting her, told him to stop "and began shaking her head and crying," said Karr.

Hossain continued striking the woman — including with his fists, according to an arrest report — and she managed to get one arm, and then another, free. But he then held her arms behind her back and sexually assaulted her as she continued to plead for him to stop, according to Karr.

"Sandra, how can someone involved in all that let a movie persuade him to do something like this?" asked Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr.

"He would say that it was consensual," she replied.

"But they did it in a movie, so it was alright?"

 

[Delta Assault]

That's why you use a safeword.

 

[Weiss]

Reading the whole story, yeah, that kid was seriously crossing a line.

Trust is super important in BDSM. When your partner tells you to stop, you immediately fucking stop.

 

[LiK]

is this what people are watching in that movie?

 

[esms]

But hey, it's just a movie right, no harm will come from it.

You're on a forum where we discuss video games where you can brutally kill people. Do you not realize the irony of this statement?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

pretty awful but hopefully something like these leads to young people properly educating themselves about consent and how to safely enjoy BDSM together

 

[Shy Fingers]

It was consensual, right up until she stopped consenting.

 

[Naughty_Doge]

Even though I dislike the whole concept of the movie/books, the film can't be blamed for human mistakes.

Blaming 50 shades for this is both ironic and hypocritical considering we are the same people who (rightfully) reject the idea of videogames influencing violent behavior.

 

[Glasshole]

Sweet jesus.

I mean

What.




"I saw this in a movie so I guess it must be okay"

NEVER LET THESE PEOPLE WATCH RAMPAGE.

 

[terrisus]

Blaming 50 shades for this is both ironic and hypocritical considering we are the same people who (rightfully) reject the idea of videogames influencing violent behavior.

GAF Hivemind™

 

[Mrmartel]

pretty awful but hopefully something like these leads to young people properly educating themselves about consent and how to safely enjoy BDSM together

pssh very few will bother educating themselves. A lot more stories will pop up like this. FSOG is actually very harmful to the BDSM community in my opinion because of dipshits like this. Their image won't be helped with stories linked (even in vague ways) to them like this one.

 

[beane316]

People never take actions for their own idiocy. It's always "blame it on a movie/game/song/show."

 

[Violence Jack]

I can't blame the movie or book. You have to be pretty fucked in the head to think beating a girl as she's crying for you to stop to mean "keep going".

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Even though I dislike the whole concept of the movie/books, the film can't be blamed for human mistakes.

Blaming 50 shades for this is both ironic and hypocritical considering we are the same people who (rightfully) reject the idea of videogames influencing violent behavior.

it's note solely to blame. but it's become a major part of popular culture and improperly depicts something that people will want to try after reading the book/seeing the movie.

obviously people being idiots are the real problem.

 

[JMDSO]

Yeah, not BDSM. Rape.

 

[RustyNails]

It looks more like this psycho used 50 shades as an excuse to rape the girl. Lock his ass up.

 

[Mesoian]

That's why you use a safeword.

Yurp.

 

[Vagabundo]

What a fucking dipshit.

How could this idiot get into collage?

 

[Naughty_Doge]

GAF Hivemind™

Well, I'll hazard a guess and say that on a forum about videogames, the people holding videogames responsible for violent behavior are a small minority.

 

[GameGuru59]

Dumbass didn't use a safeword? This is why we need more liberal arts education. People don't understand laws and shit.

 

[Cagey]

Law and Order SVU already did this one.

 

[joelseph]

Movies are corrupting our youth, Lord help us.

 

[terrisus]

Well, I'll hazard a guess and say that on a forum about videogames, the people holding videogames responsible for violent behavior are a small minority.

"Holding something responsible" != "One contributing factor"

 

[Mrmartel]

In Canada we have our own "champion" of the BDSM movement, Jian Ghomeshi.

I wonder if his ass is in jail yet?

 

[Death Metalist]

And so it begins...

 

[2San]

It sounds like an excuse to me.

 

[Karsticles]

50 Shades doesn't teach about safe words? Oi.

What a fucking dipshit.

How could this idiot get into collage?

Really?

 

[Sarcasm]

Well considering the book is about sexual abuse and not BDSM.

 

[Darksol]

Well that didn't take long.

 

[GameGuru59]

Even though I dislike the whole concept of the movie/books, the film can't be blamed for human mistakes.

Blaming 50 shades for this is both ironic and hypocritical considering we are the same people who (rightfully) reject the idea of videogames influencing violent behavior.

Actually, I think it might be plausible that he got the idea from 50 shades. Lots of people don't understand consent and all that stuff. I'm pretty sure the Stubenville guys didn't know they could go to jail for what they did.

 

[depths20XX]

If only he would have watched good healthy porn like Bang Bros instead of this mom porn filth.

 

[GaimeGuy]

That's why you use a safeword.

^


But not only that...
Haven't a lot of people in the medical profession and the BDSM community basically said that the relationship in FSOG is much more signature of an abusive one than a healthy one with consentual BDSM?

 

[terrisus]

50 Shades doesn't teach about safe words? Oi.

What a fucking dipshit.

How could this idiot get into collage?

Really?

 

[PhantomHound]

The guy was looking for an excuse to commit rape. No movie could justify this action even one so horrible as fifty shades

 

[Patriots7]

Law and Order SVU already did this one.

It's sad this was my first thought as well

 

[esms]

Actually, I think it might be plausible that he got the idea from 50 shades. Lots of people don't understand consent and all that stuff. I'm pretty sure the Stubenville guys didn't know they could go to jail for what they did.

People don't know they can't have sex with an unconscious person? News to me.

 

[Derpyduck]

But hey, it's just a movie right, no harm will come from it.

Did you just end you OP by blaming a movie for some dumbshit raping a girl?

 

[wildfire]

You're on a forum where we discuss video games where you can brutally kill people. Do you not realize the irony of this statement?

Hopefully he does see the potential hypocrisy in his statement you are referring to. Personally if I was making that statement I would be referring to how just because something looks fake in a movie doesn't mean it has consequences in real life. It's like when kids try out wrestling moves. If you aren't doing it on a bed it is much more likely to become a bad idea.

If only he would have watched good healthy porn like Bang Bros instead of this mom porn filth.

Ok...let's not do that. *sideways glance*

 

[Count Dookkake]

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...es-of-grey-uic-sex-charge-20150223-story.html

But hey, it's just a movie right, no harm will come from it.

No harm came from the movie.

 

[The Technomancer]

Blaming 50 shades for this is both ironic and hypocritical considering we are the same people who (rightfully) reject the idea of videogames influencing violent behavior.

Anyone who denies that media can influence people in some respect is borderline delusional. The question is just how causal it is.

 

[Kinyou]

Actually, I think it might be plausible that he got the idea from 50 shades. Lots of people don't understand consent and all that stuff. I'm pretty sure the Stubenville guys didn't know they could go to jail for what they did.

Considering that he apparently also punched her with his fists (which I have never seen in BDSM) I have the feeling the guy had some pretty violent tendencies.

 

[JMDSO]

^


But not only that...
Haven't a lot of people in the medical profession and the BDSM community basically said that the relationship in FSOG is much more signature of an abusive one than a healthy one with consentual BDSM?

They apparently analyzed the relationship in the movie with real world diagnostic criteria and found that it is an incredibly unhealthy relationship.

 

[Mr-Joker]

Freshman Mohammad Hossain, 19, appeared shocked after a Cook County judge set his bail at $500,000, walking back to the lockup with his mouth wide open.

Reading this line made me laugh, but yeah the guy clearly over stepped his boundary.

Movies are corrupting our youth, Lord help us.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Actually, I think it might be plausible that he got the idea from 50 shades. Lots of people don't understand consent and all that stuff. I'm pretty sure the Stubenville guys didn't know they could go to jail for what they did.

Does 50 shades even have safewords? It's a pretty bad first exposure to BDSM from my understanding since it doesn't really touch upon matters of mutual consent, education, and communication.

It's a dangerous thing to show because then you get couples like this who decide to "try it out" and end up going way too far.

 

[Timeaisis]

I hope he doesn't watch Falling Down anytime soon.

 

[esms]

Hopefully he does see the potential hypocrisy in his statement you are referring to. Personally if I was making that statement I would be referring to how just because something looks fake in a movie doesn't mean it has consequences in real life. It's like when kids try out wrestling moves. If you aren't doing it on a bed it is much more likely to become a bad idea.

Kids are arguably more affected by media because they are constructing their social realities through their childhood experiences. A well adjusted adult should have no trouble parsing media and separating fact from fiction.

 

[Derpyduck]

I hope he doesn't watch Falling Down anytime soon.

The guy who recently murdered 3 college students in Chapel Hill apparently watched that movie for decades and felt a kinship with the lead character.

 

[Newt]

The dude seems like a bit of dick.

 

[GameGuru59]

People don't know they can't have sex with an unconscious person? News to me.

Oh yeah. Remember when Seth Rogen got in trouble for it in one of his movies and claimed it wasn't rape?

Considering that he apparently also punched her with his fists (which I have never seen in BDSM) I have the feeling the guy had some pretty violent tendencies.

I may be unfamiliar with the BDSM "movement" or whatever, but the difference between whipping somebody and punching somebody isn't really that great. I just kind of lump all that stuff into "rape fantasy sex" but I have no interest in it and I'm probably just ignorant.