Kyle Payne is no friend of women
Topic: Assholes in the news

[cross-posted from Aiken Area Progressive]

 STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Via Ren and Cara Kulwicki.

So, I have noticed that a lot of the blogs have uncovered the cold, hard facts concerning Kyle Payne, 22. He masquerades himself as part of the anti-porn feminist movement, but as no fewer than 18 blogs have reported, including the three aforementioned, he was arrested for sexual assault of an unconscious woman on Valentine's Eve.

Kyle Payne was arrested for breaking into the room of and assaulting an unconcious female student at his University while he was a resident advisor. He plead guilty to felony attempted burglary in the second degree and two counts of invasion of privacy. Kyle Payne, feminist ally and enemy of pornography, agrees that "with an intent to arouse my sexual desire, I photographed and filmed Jane Doe and her breast without her consent."

Yeah. Hypocrisy at its total worst. Mr. Payne has already pled guilty to burglary and invasion of privacy. Here is the court document about the sexual assault:

In documents filed with the court, Payne agrees that “with an intent to arouse my sexual desire, I photographed and filmed Jane Doe and her breast without her consent.” A portion of the plea agreement stating that Payne was of sound mind when the incident took place in early 2007 was stricken from the document, leaving only the portion where Payne agrees that he is currently of sound mind.

At the time of the incident, Payne had been employed by Buena Vista University as a dormitory resident adviser. Police reports indicate that while attending to an intoxicated and unconscious female student, Payne reportedly assaulted and photographed her. The guilty plea entered Monday did not include assault charges. Tips received by police and campus security following the incident led to a 10-month investigation that resulted in Payne’s arrest in February.

He is now staring down a five year jail term and a $7,500.00 fine. But I wouldn't hold my breath for him wearing a prison jumpsuit. And one would certainly think that a strong anti-violence advocate would be in support of stiff penalties for sex crimes in the name of justice. Or maybe not.

As Mrs. Kulwicki mentions, there are strong male allies within the feminist movement. But Mr. Payne is actually a psuedo-feminist, in fact he is an enemy. And committing an act of sexual violence is never, ever an accident -- NO MATTER WHAT.

Also, his blog has been updated thrice since his plea nearly 240 hours ago on July 1.

I know women, many of them feminists, who have been distrustful of men due to past experiences. That is why Cara, Ren, Jill F., Daisy and Natalia among others have been working hard to make men like myself part of the feminist movement. Lord knows that I would love to see women and men one day live in peace and harmony. I can't blame any woman for feeling distrustful of men, especially those who were raped by men.

BTW, if formal sentencing is just around the corner. Belledame of Fetch Me My Axe has the lowdown on how those in the Storm Lake area can attend his sentencing -- and it is open to the public. If you live in the Storm Lake area, go and attend!

And Mr. Payne, please remove the blogs of all progressive South Carolinians and Americans form your blogroll at once!