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Top 100 most popular stars

josh — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:05:32 +0000

Note: this post was burried a few hours after it appeared, so I’m reposting it.

Dean1987 (and BrownCHickenBrownCock – sorry for missing you) get the prize for guessing 4 out of the top 10 correctly.

Here are the top 100 stars, based on number of times VideoBox members added them as favorites:

1 Jenna Haze
2 Sasha Grey
3 Eva Angelina
4 Gianna Michaels
5 Bree Olsen
6 Lexi Belle
7 Rachel Starr
8 Tory Lane
9 Alexis Texas
10 Micah Moore
11 Amy Reid
12 Taylor Rain
13 Lela Star
14 Allie Sin
15 Dani Woodward
16 Naomi
17 Sativa Rose
18 Cody Lane
19 Angel Dark
20 Teagan Presley
21 Rebecca Linares
22 Eve Lawrence
23 Belladonna
24 Sunny Lane
25 Gauge
26 Cytherea
27 Tera Patrick
28 Carmella Bing
29 Haley Paige
30 Monica Sweetheart
31 Keri Sable
32 Lanny Barbie
33 Lily Thai
34 Penny Flame
35 Brianna Love
36 Shy Love
37 Nautica Thorn
38 Jenaveve Jolie
39 Brooke Banner
40 Katie Morgan
41 Aurora Snow
42 Riley Mason
43 Courtney Simpson
44 Vanessa Lane
45 Michelle B.
46 Daisy Marie
47 Kaylynn
48 Sammie Rhodes
49 Ashlynn Brooke
50 Brittney Skye
51 Hillary Scott
52 Jane Darling
53 Nina Hartley
54 Alexis Love
55 Sandra Romain
56 Natasha Nice
57 Paulina James
58 Velicity Von
59 Brandy Talore
60 Briana Banks
61 Lezley Zen
62 Presley Maddox
63 Jenna Presley
64 Ava Devine
65 Ashley Jensen
66 Faye Valentine
67 Sara Stone
68 Tiffany Taylor
69 Bobbi Starr
70 Brigitta Bui
71 Leah Luv
72 Silvia Saint
73 Jordana James
74 Tiffany Holiday
75 Evelyn Lin
76 Mia Rose
77 Jada Fire
78 Stephanie Cane
79 Katsumi
80 Courtney Cummz
81 Claire Dames
82 Veronique Vega
83 Tia Tanaka
84 Shyla Stylez
85 Sophie Dee
86 Cherokee
87 Katja Kassin
88 Avy Scott
89 Rita Faltoyano
90 Mindy Main
91 Luci Thai
92 Alektra Blue
93 Harmony Rose
94 Hailey Young
95 Carmen McCarthy
96 Lorena Sanchez
97 Roxy Jezel
98 Jasmine Byrne
99 Carmen Kinsley
100 Adrianna Faust

New Stars on VideoBox This Week (and a Sneak Peek at Next Week)

alison — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:11:19 +0000

Every week, new stars are added to VideoBox and 99% of them arrive to little or no fanfare. I’ve compiled a list of the girls who made their VideoBox debut this week below (as well as a sneak preview of who to expect next week!).

Aryana Starr	Julia Gabbi
Gabriella Bond	Bijou
Helena G.	Melony Malone
Gabriella Mai	Mel Belle
Kelly Stafford	Jenny Tones
Misty Jane	Stacy Nichols
Laura Pistoochi	Carol Ninfa

Other new girls this week: Blondy, Tifany, C.J., Leslay, Caitlynn, Alysha, Cecile, Anita Ferria, Vixy, Eka and Abia

My favorites were definitely Kelly Stafford and Bijou. The former because she’s possibly the dirtiest pornstar that’s ever lived and the latter because she’s gorgeous.

As promised, here are two of the girls whose debut you can look forward to on VideoBox in the upcoming week:

Natalia Rossi

Zoe Stunner

Favorite VideoBox Series - round 01

ropeadope — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:36:40 +0000

This will be the first of numerous polls designed to specify the membership’s favorite series appearing on VideoBox. Do not be worried if you fail to see your favorite series in today’s poll. Many rounds will follow, and we’ll eventually hit upon all the popular series. For the opening round, please select your favorite series from the following choices:

Assploitations
Barely 18
Cheating Housewives
Couples Seduce Teens
Cum Swapping Sluts
Fast Times at Deep Crack High
I’ve Never Done That Before
Intensitivity
Kelly The Coed
Meet the Twins
The Adventures of Shorty Mac
The Babysitter
The Girl Next Door
Young Ripe Mellons

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

One More For The Puzzle Lovers

ropeadope — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:40:11 +0000

For the non puzzle lovers, I’ll have a more traditional post uploaded to the blog within the next 24 hours. If you do enjoy puzzles employing logic, deductive reasoning, and common sense - time to put on your thinking caps. The rope adult performer awards (imaginary) were held last night. Five awards (one award was for best fetish scene) were presented during the ceremonies, each received by a different woman (Ms. Larson is one surname). From this information and the following clues, can you determine each woman’s full name, the specific award she earned, and the order in which the awards were presented. A help file is provided if you need a nudge in the right direction, and the puzzle’s solution can be found at the bottom of the post.

1. Hillary’s award was presented earlier in the evening than Ms. Hanson’s, but later in the evening than the award presented for best oral scene.

2. The woman who was named adult performer of the year, received her award immediately after Anna’s award, which wasn’t the first award presented.

3. The woman who won the award for best anal scene, received her award earlier in the evening than Inga, which was earlier in the evening than Ms. Mason’s award.

4. The award for best gangbang scene was not the first presentation of the evening, but it was received at least two awards prior to Ms. Dawson’s award.

5. Nicole did not receive her award for best anal scene, nor did she receive it for best oral scene.

6. Ms. Olson and Misty are both close friends of the woman who won the award for best anal scene.

The five first names are Anna, Hillary, Inga, Misty, and Nicole

The five last names are Dawson, Hanson, Larson, Mason, and Olsen

The five awards presented were for Performer of the Year, Best anal scene, Best fetish scene, Best gangbang scene, and Best oral scene

The order in which the awards were presented were First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth

If you need some assistance in getting started, please click to view the Help File.

Once you’ve completed solving the puzzle, please click to view the Solution.

Guess the top 10 stars

josh — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:44:31 +0000

It’s been over a week since we launched the “Favorite Stars” feature, and almost 3000 members have created lists of their favorite stars.

Can anyone guess who the top 10 most favorited stars are?

I’ll let you know the answer in a couple days

The Hottest Redheads in Porn

alison — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:10 +0000

I don’t know how many Tom Robbins fans read the VideoBox Blog, but I just finished Still Life with Woodpecker and it inspired me to do a post about redheads. Below are my 10 favorite redheads as well as a poll where you can weigh in on your own faves.

1. Kylie Ireland

2. Dani Woodward

3. Audrey Hollander

4. Faye Valentine/Reagan

5. Tiffany Mynx

6. Shanna Mccullough

7. Madison Young

8. Vixen Vogel

9. Amee Donovan

10. Pason

Now, it’s your turn. Select up to 10 choices for your favorite redheaded pornstars.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

Thirty Scenes Warranting An Evil Angel Subscription - part 1

ropeadope — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:12 +0000

This will be the first installment of a continuing series highlighting scenes from the Evil Angel channel which have caught my eye. I am very early in the process of viewing the Evil Angel scenes. Thus, these scenes will be presented in no particular order. Just an ongoing collection of scenes which I feel are good enough to warrant consideration for adding the Evil Angel channel to your VideoBox subscription. I invite everyone to respond to the post with their own Evil Angel favorites. I will endeavor to give the Vivid channel the same treatment in the near future.

Belladonna: Manhandled #2 scene 2 Ashley Blue

Ashley shows up at the home of Tony T with a problem. Someone just stole her shoes and she wants to use his phone. Tony replies he doesn’t have a phone, which is strange, because he’s on the phone during this encounter. Ashley asks if she can use his bathroom. Tony agrees, once Ashley says he can watch her pee. Sounds like a fair exchange. Ashley’s bathroom etiquette is less than optimal, and it’s not long before she’s down on her knees blowing Tony. The oral action is quite slobbery, featuring hard face fucking by Tony. They move into doggie anal with Ashley giving plenty of A2M throughout the scene. Reverse cowgirl anal, Ashley sportin’ a nicely trimmed bush. Tony drops a load into Ashley’s mouth, but he’s not through yet. More face fucking leads to spoon anal, followed by cowgirl anal. Ashley takes a second pee break, Tony seizing upon the opportunity to get in some more face fucking. Anal from behind, Ashley with one leg propped up on the side of the bathtub. Scissors anal. Standing cowgirl anal. Missionary anal with anal gaping. Ashley takes a third pee break, this time a standing pee over the toilet as she jerks and sucks Tony’s cock. Tony deposits his second load of the scene on the toilet seat which Ashley proceeds to lick up.

Whew, that was a hard scene. Normally I despise Tony T (he was the guy who directed Teen Line: The Blue Room and near waterboarded Tia Tanaka in scene 5 of that film.) But the pairing with Ashley Blue worked perfectly. I actually think Tia likes it just as rough as Ashley. The difference is that Tia comes across so innocent, you feel bad for her. Ashley makes no secret of liking it rough and this was an extreme performance. Excellent camera work and lighting are icing on the cake.

Christoph’s Beautiful Girls #1 scene 7 Monique

My introduction to Monique came via a bunch of VHS cassettes filmed for Video Team / Afrocentric. When Monique first entered the business in 1996, she was only doing girl-girl scenes. Video Team would use her as eye candy in many boy-girl scenes, where she was supposedly one of the camera operators. The guys that shot regularly for Video Team (Mr. Marcus, Julian St. Jox, Byron Long, etc.) would stalk her with their tongues hanging down to the floor. When am I gonna get a piece of you? By 1997 Monique was doing it all, and has remained a favorite ever since.

In this scene Monique is visiting with Alberto Rey and Pascal St. James. They tell Monique they are pornstars in Europe. Monique poses for them in her short skirt and high heels, showing off her gorgeous legs and ass. Crawling up the staircase, the ass on prominent display. Monique invites the guys to join. Alberto licking and fingering the pussy, giving way to Pascal as he moves further up the staircase to let Monique suck his cock. The trio move to the couch, Monique sucking and stroking both cocks. Monique disposes of her panties, climbing aboard Alberto in cowgirl. Monique riding Alberto, as Pascal watches from across the room. Monique switches over to Pascal, riding in reverse cowgirl. Bouncing and grinding up and down on the cock. Monique laying back in a deep chair, running two fingers in and out of her pussy. Spreading the lips wide apart.

Alberto: “What about a dick in your ass, you think you can take it?”
Monique: “You think YOU can take it?”
Alberto: (laughing) “I don’t know. I should try. I’m not so sure now.”

Alberto lays flat on the floor, Monique sitting her pussy down on his cock. Pascal receiving head from Monique, moves behind her and enters her ass to complete the DP. Monique with her trademark eyes bulging out of head look. Monique now gives Alberto a crack at her ass, as she rides him reverse cowgirl anal. Pascal entering the pussy from the front, once again completing the DP. Monique POV P2M-A2M on Pascal, Alberto drilling her in doggie anal. Anal gaping. Now the guys are tag teaming Monique’s ass in doggie. Pascal, Alberto, Pascal, Alberto, Pascal. It’s a two man anal train on Monique. Monique A2M on Alberto. Monique down on her knees between the two guys, stroking both cocks side-by-side. Monique jerks Alberto’s load into her mouth, onto her face and chest, then does the exact same for Pascal. Monique finished both guys! Alberto now has a second load which he jerks onto Monique’s face and mouth. Monique post cum head to both Alberto and Pascal. Monique scooping cum off her titties with her fingers and licking them clean as the scene fades out.

Hot scene. Monique brings high energy to her performances, was very vocal throughout the proceedings, took a heavy pounding, and was rewarded with big loads from both guys.

Discovering Alexis Texas scene 2 Alexis Texas & Belladonna

Alexis read in a magazine if you give a guy fellatio, he will fall in love with you. Alexis likes the sound of that, but doesn’t know what fellatio is. She decides to consult her roommate Belladonna. Belladonna is equally stumped. All she’s ever done with a guy is give a blowjob. She recommends asking Alexis’ boyfriend, Daniel. Daniel promises to show them, saying it’s part of a process that needs to be built up to step by step. Both girls are wearing tank tops, panties, and leg warmers. The girls lift their tops, revealing four beautiful breasts. They pull down Daniel’s pants, Belladonna sucking the balls, Alexis sucking the shaft. Girls taking turns sucking his cock, Belladonna delivering some deep throat. Alexis lowers her panties, bringing her splendid butt into view. She straddles Daniel’s face, as he eats her from below. Alexis drops her pussy onto Daniel’s cock in cowgirl. Alexis bouncing on the cock as Belladonna licks at Daniel’s balls. Belladonna P2OGM. Alexis P2M. Girls sharing the cock in hot oral footage. Belladonna pulls aside her green panties, climbing aboard Daniel in reverse cowgirl. Belladonna has a moderately hairy pussy today. Alexis P2OGM. Alexis re-inserts the cock into Belladonna’s pussy as she continues to ride reverse cowgirl. Alexis facesitting on Daniel, grinding her pussy into his face. Belladonna P2M, climbing back aboard in cowgirl. Girls switch positions, Alexis riding reverse cowgirl, Belladonna facesitting on Daniel. Belladonna P2OGM, slapping the cock against Alexis’ clit. Stack ‘em up with Belladonna positioned atop Alexis, both asses sticking out for easy access. Daniel ravaging Alexis first, then Belladonna, in the doggie stack up. Alexis doggie with frequent breaks for Belladonna P2OGM.

Alexis: “You like tasting that pussy off that dick, don’t you.”

Alexis P2M, stroking and sucking the cock. Belladonna sucking the balls. Daniel shoots his load into Alexis’ mouth. Alexis deposits the cum down into Belladonna’s mouth. Girls kissing and swapping the load between them.

Alexis and Belladonna both looked outstanding in this scene and had excellent chemistry with one another. I’ve only seen Daniel a couple of times previously. He has a bit of a wimpy look, but was a welcome change from the same old - same old. This is not a typically *HARD* Evil Angel scene, just a very good sex scene. I found the double oral footage especially enjoyable. The scene does feature lots of P2M and P2OGM if that’s your thing.

Part 2 of this series coming to the blog soon.

New Feature: Favorite Stars

josh — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:42:22 +0000

We just added the ability for you to add stars to your favorites.

Why use favorite stars?

Let’s say there are several girls you really like. Favorite stars lets you see all their videos in one place.

Also, every time you visit VideoBox, you can quickly check to see if there are any new updates from your favorite stars.

How does it work?

To add a star to your favorites

Click on a star’s name anywhere (like on the DVD details page, or a search results page)
You’ll now go to a page listing all the videos of that star
On this page, you’ll see a button that says “Add Star to Favorites”
Just click that button

And from the VideoBox home page, you’ll see a new link in the “Quick Links” section called “My Favorite Stars”. Click there and you’ll see all the videos from your favorite stars.

Finaly, you can edit this list under the “My VideoBox==>MyFavorite Stars” tab.

Coming Soon

Some anticipated features include

Alerts whenever we add a video from your favorite stars (RSS or email)
Recommendations for favorite stars
Star pages with comments, profile information, and related stars

Please let us know what you think of this new feature.

Thanks!

Josh

Enjoy the 2009 FAME Award Winners on VideoBox

alison — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:11:38 +0000

If, like me, you couldn’t make it to LA Erotica, you may have missed the results of the third annual FAME Awards. Unlike most other (porn) awards, the FAME Awards invite fans to vote on their favorite stars and movies.

VideoBox offers quite a few examples of why most of the winners came out victorious this year. Check out the scenes from each that VideoBox members voted the best of the best:

Favorite Female Star: Tera Patrick
VB offers 18 sex scenes starring the beautiful and talented Ms. Patrick. Four of those scenes are rated 5 stars by VB members:

Asian Lust #2, Scene 1	Loose Screw, Scene 3
Caught in the Act, Scene 2	Paradise Hotel, Scene 4

Favorite Rookie Starlet: Tori Black
Even though Tori’s been making movies since 2007, she was voted the Favorite Rookie Starlet. She’s also a favorite on VB with four 5-star scenes:

Young Stand-Up Titties #3, Scene 4	Sucking Me POV South Beach, Scene 1 Scene 1" width="189" height="155" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2050" />
Secretary’s Day #2, Scene 6	Teen Worship #1, Scene 1

Favorite Breasts: Stormy Daniels
You can check out the Stormy’s bountiful bosoms in three scenes on VideoBox (not bad for a woman who’s spent a large chunk of her career as a contract star). One-third of those scenes were rated 5 stars by our members:

Hell on High Heels, Scene 2

Favorite Ass: Teagan Presley
Teagan and her legendary ass have graced VideoBox with 13 sex scenes. And a whopping 10 of them are rated 5 stars! My four faves are:

Terrible Teens #3, Scene 2	Cum Drippers #6, Scene 5
Total Babe #4, Scene 1	Truly Nice Ass #7, Scene 2

Favorite Director AND Favorite Anal Star: Belladonna
To honor Belladonna’s dual accomplishment, the first two highly rated Bella scenes are of her anal as well as her directing prowess. The second two star and were directed by Belladonna, but don’t include anal sex:

Dark Meat (part 1), Scene 2	Butthole Whores (part 1), Scene 1
Discovering Alexis Texas, Scene 2	Fetish Fanatic #4 (part 1), Scene 2

Favorite Oral Star AND Dirtiest Girl in Porn: Jenna Haze
With twenty separate 5-star scenes on VideoBox, Jenna Haze is without a doubt one of the most popular stars on the site (and perhaps in all of porn) - no doubt because of her excellent blowjobs and willingness to be extremely nasty. Here are four of the best scenes in Jenna’s VB repertoire:

Filth and Fury #2, Scene 1	Secretary’s Day #2, Scene 2
Nasty Talk, Scene 1	Just Over Eighteen #2, Scene 1

Favorite Underrated Star: Daisy Marie
How an adorable Latin cutie like Daisy Marie could ever be overlooked is a mystery to me. Of her 5 top-rated scenes on VB, here are the most popular 4:

I Love ‘Em Latin #2, Scene 1	Inside Jobs #3, Scene 3
Caliente, Scene 5	Mexxi-Melts, Scene 2

Favorite Male Star: Evan Stone
Last, but certainly not least, is our good buddy Evan Stone. VB doesn’t usually credit male stars, but this has to be my favorite video of him ever:

Other awards:
Hottest Body: Jesse Jane
Favorite Studio: Brazzers
Favorite Gonzo Movie: Lex the Impaler 3 (Jules Jordan Video)
Favorite Feature Movie: Pirates 2: Stagnetti’s Revenge (Digital Playground)
Favorite Star Website: TeraPatrick.com

As a side note, there is some controversy about the voting methods used by the FAME Awards and not everyone believes that the awards are on the up and up. Belladonna herself posted these messages to her Twitter on the night of the show:

# I do not support the award show that happened tonight, please do not mention it to me. I only want awards that are REAL!!

# Last year I was lied to and I would rather not have another award that means nothing. Staying true to my word feels good.

Whether you think they’re fixed or not, you can still enjoy the pornographic stylings of the ladies (and gentleman) who won.

The Wacky World Of Sex

ropeadope — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:00 +0000

Several months back, I came across some offbeat sex related stories while surfing the net. I intended to share them at that time with readers of the blog, but managed to get sidetracked. In the spirit of “better late than never,” here they are. Have you ever found yourself in similar circumstances to those described in the second story? Or a close call which could have escalated to that level had you not narrowly escaped? I’m still undecided whether I believe the third story. What do you think?

Woman finds porn on brand new phone!

Melbourne: A woman was shocked when she found that her brand new mobile phone contained pornographic images of a female employee from the store where she bought the phone. The images in the phone show the Dick Smith Electronics store’s employee naked from the waist down lying on a bed performing a sex act. Other images of a man holding his penis and consecutive shots of the woman in her bra and pulling her pants down were also discovered from the phone, reported the Cairns Post.

The student from Cairns university, who bought the phone, claimed that she found the illicit images among 49 photos stored on the phone. “It’s sickening to think I’ve been using this phone near my face when it was used to take all of these photos,” News.com.au quoted her, as saying. She added: “I’m not disgusted by what she did, what people do in their own homes is their business. “But I’m disgusted that it was left on the shelf to be sold.”

The phone was the last one in the stock, but the woman later complained to the store that it was faulty as she could barely hear callers talking. But when she got to the phone’s menu, she found 49 images, including the female staff member in her Dick Smith Electronic uniform outside the store, two other people, and what looked like various interior shots of a hotel room.

A spokesperson from Dick Smith Electronics said the company was investigating. “Incidences like this are practically unheard of on new phones direct from the manufacturer,” he said.

http://sify.com/news/offbeat/fullstory.php?id=14760626

Note: Beware pop-ups.

Officials: Dad finds naked boy in daughter’s room, hits him with pipe

A Deltona father ended up in jail Thursday after finding his daughter’s teenage boyfriend naked in the girl’s bedroom and hitting him with a pipe, sheriff’s officials said. Raul Colon, 45, didn’t even know his daughter had a boyfriend — or that the youngster had been sneaking into the home for more than a year. So when he heard noises coming from his daughter’s room early Thursday and saw a naked stranger standing on the girl’s bed, he swung a metal pipe he had taken from the garage, hitting the 15-year-old, according to a Volusia County sheriff’s report.

Colon was charged with aggravated battery on a child but was released from jail later Thursday on $10,000 bail, a booking officer said. No one answered the phone at Colon’s residence Thursday for comment. According to the report, Colon heard the noise in his daughter’s room when he got up at 4 a.m. to let his dog out, as he does every morning. Colon told deputies he chased Lucas Contreres through the kitchen, living room and through the front door and out into the street and called 9-1-1.

Colon’s daughter later told deputies she had been seeing Contreres for 18 months but did not tell her father about the relationship. Contreres had sneaked in through a bedroom window at 3 a.m. Thursday to have sex with her, the 15-year-old girl told deputies.

Contreres was found at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City where he received staples to close cuts on his head. His injuries were not life-threatening, deputies said. Contreres told deputies a similar account to Colon’s. He said Colon came into the room and started swinging at him with the metal pipe. He jumped out of the bed and began running through the home to get away from Colon. Once outside, he jumped on his bike and went home. His sister later took him to the hospital, deputies said.

Although Contreres’ father said he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to press charges, deputies took Colon to jail anyway.

The link to the story is no longer active, but this had been the original working link:

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD02091208.htm

Penis size argument turns bloody

Three people were shot dead and two others are fighting for their lives after a remark about a patron’s penis size escalated into a bloodbath at a tavern in Umbilo, Durban, on Wednesday night. Horrified customers ducked for cover as gunmen opened fire at the Merseyside Pub and Tavern on Hillier Road. Five men, including two police officers, were arrested at 4am on Thursday.

Police said Nick Jansen van Rensburg, 57, and Rory Menzes, 40, were both shot in the chest and Shawn Strydom, 33, was shot in the head. All three men died at the scene. Two men were wounded and were rushed to a local hospital.

A police source said the two groups of men had been inside the tavern watching the World Cup qualifying game between England and Croatia last night. “At some stage, one man from each group went into the tavern’s toilets and there was an argument over the size of their penises.” When the men returned to their friends the argument escalated. “At some stage, some of the men went outside and there was a scuffle. One group returned to the tavern to watch the game and the other group remained outside,” the source said. “The men then went to their cars, opened their boots and returned to the tavern where they opened fire on the five men.” He said the shooters then casually exited the tavern, jumped into their vehicles and left.

Police spokesperson Inspector Michael Read said the altercation started at 9pm. He said that after an argument in the car park one group had returned to the pub, leaving the other group in the carpark. Read said the men then entered and in a “precision style” picked out the five men they had the argument with. “The station commissioner of the Umbilo police station then formed a task team and by 4am four men had been arrested,” Read said.

A witness to the shooting who works at the tavern, said she suspected there would be a fight when a group of men approached the other in a dispute over the size of their penises. “Things turned nasty very quickly and they decided to have a fight outside,” said Michelle Andrew. “I decided to herd regular customers to the back of the bar when one group of men, who were regulars at the pub, walked back in.”
Andrew said she was standing at the front of the tavern when she saw the other group of men approach with guns drawn. “I was trying to get patrons inside and to close the door but they were big, strong guys and they just barged in. One of the guys who was killed actually pulled me out for the way,” she said, the events of last night’s horror only just sinking in.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080911111707939C544430

Court says police illegally taped nursing home sex

MADISON, Wis. - Police illegally videotaped a Wisconsin man having sex with his wife while she was in a coma in her nursing home room, an appeals court ruled Thursday.

David W. Johnson, 59, had an expectation to privacy when he visited his wife at Divine Savior Nursing Home in Portage, the District 4 Court of Appeals ruled. Therefore, police violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches when they installed a hidden video camera in the room, the court said. “We are satisfied that Johnson’s expectation of privacy while visiting his wife in her nursing home room is one that society would recognize as reasonable,” a unanimous three-judge panel wrote. The ruling means prosecutors cannot introduce the video tapes as evidence in their case against Johnson, who is charged with felony sexual assault for having intercourse with his wife without her consent at least three times in 2005. Johnson’s wife, Leah, was admitted to the nursing home after suffering a stroke, unable to speak or sit up. Nursing home staff members fed, cleaned and turned her, checking on her at least every two hours. Prosecutors say she was comatose.

Johnson’s attorney Christopher Kelly said his client would visit the woman he married in 1988 every day, reading her the Bible and moving her arms and legs so her muscles wouldn’t atrophy. The woman’s sister, who is now her legal guardian, is upset that prosecutors brought charges against him, Kelly said. “She believes her sister’s husband was merely expressing his love for his wife and was trying everything he could to bring her back to consciousness,” Kelly said.

But nursing home staff members feared she was in danger because they suspected he was forcing her to have sex and tipped off police. Police obtained a search warrant to videotape the room and installed the camera, which ran for three weeks. Johnson, who is free on bail, was charged based on that evidence in 2005.

Sauk County Circuit Judge Patrick Taggart, who heard the case out of Columbia County because of a request for a substitute judge, tossed out the videotape evidence last year, ruling it was an illegal search. Prosecutors appealed, arguing Johnson had a right to privacy when he visited his wife to care for her but not when he used the room for intercourse. The appeals court affirmed Taggart’s ruling. Johnson believed he could spend time alone with his wife in private, was lawfully on the premises and took precautions to seek privacy such as closing the door, the court said. The court rejected the prosecution’s argument that Johnson forfeited his right to privacy when he illegally had sex with his wife, noting proof of the assault “has not been admitted.” “The salient inquiry is whether Johnson’s claim of privacy is consistent with historical notions of privacy involving a visit between spouses in a room in a nursing home,” the court wrote. “We conclude that it is.”

Department of Justice spokesman Bill Cosh said prosecutors are evaluating whether to ask the state Supreme Court to review the case.

Kelly said he believed prosecutors would be forced to drop the charges without the evidence on the tapes. He said the appeals court made “a pretty obvious call.” “I think anybody who is visiting a spouse in a nursing home who is told, ‘you can have a private visit and we won’t disturb you,’ has reason to think he has privacy in the room,” he said. If the case goes to trial, Kelly said he would argue that intercourse did not amount to sexual assault. Family members believe she “would be perfectly happy to feel the love of her husband in that situation,” he said.

Leah Johnson, 54, remains in a coma at the nursing home, he said. The couple did not have children.

The link to the story is no longer active, but this had been the original working link:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-nursinghome-assau,0,692418.story