Newly released bodycam footage reveals the arrest of Jesse Mack Butler, an Oklahoma teen who avoided significant jail time due to the state’s youthful offender law. Despite pleading no contest to 11 charges, including rape and strangulation, Butler, who was 17 at the time of the attacks, received a sentence of rehabilitation and community service. The case involved violent assaults against two girls at Stillwater High School, leading to outrage from the victims’ families and local officials who were dismayed by the lenient outcome. Consequently, Butler’s next court appearance is scheduled for December 8.
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As part of a government initiative to combat violence against women and girls, online pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation will be outlawed. This decision follows a review highlighting the normalization of choking in mainstream porn and its potential impact on young people. Amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill will criminalize both possessing and publishing such content, with online platforms mandated to detect and remove it. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) emphasized that this move elevates choking in pornography to a “priority offence” under the Online Safety Act, akin to child sexual abuse material and terrorism content.
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New amendments to the Crime and Policing bill will criminalize pornography featuring strangulation or suffocation, requiring tech platforms to prevent UK users from accessing such content. This follows recommendations from a government review highlighting the normalization of strangulation and its associated dangers, including potential brain damage. Simultaneously, the time limit for prosecuting victims of intimate image abuse will be extended from six months to three years. Platforms failing to comply with the ban on choking content will face significant fines, emphasizing the government’s commitment to combating online misogyny and the harmful effects of violent pornography.
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Jesse Butler, a Stillwater teenager, received a sentence of one year of counseling after pleading no contest to multiple counts of rape and strangulation. The charges stemmed from two victims’ reports detailing repeated sexual assaults, strangulation, and threats of violence. One victim, “Jane,” described near-fatal strangulation and lasting physical and emotional trauma, while the second victim, “Sarah,” recounted similar abuse and the existence of a video recording of the assaults. Despite the severity of the charges, the judge’s sentence allows Butler to avoid prison time if he complies with the counseling program. The victims’ families expressed disappointment with the court’s decision, emphasizing the need for a system that better supports victims.
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John Q. Hosedrinker