MMA fighter's hideous defence on rape-bashing of porn star

Mack War Machine

Prosecutors have alleged War Machine, whose real name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, viciously raped and bashed his ex-girlfriend and former porn star Christy Mack during incidents dating back to May 2013.

The 33-year-old's lawyers argued that Mack had been engaging in rough sex during her relationship with Koppenhaver - and was also an actress in a pornographic film.

Koppenhaver's lawyers told the Clark County District Court that Mack's profession meant the 23-year-old had "the desire, the preference, the acceptability towards a particular form of sex activities that were outside of the norm."

Chief prosecutor Jaqueline Bruth questioned the validity of the defence put forward by Koppenhaver's defence team.

"Because she consented to those acts through her course of employment does not mean the defendant is then entitled to think he can do that to her,” Bruth said.

"You can’t make that leap."

District judge Elissa Cadish sided with the prosecution saying she did not see a connection between profession and consent.

"I don’t see how any of those activities that she did in adult movies would ever show her consent to the acts with the defendant that he’s charged with," Cadish said.

Cadish also ordered Koppenhaver to turn over his mobile phone records to prosecutors by next week.

 

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