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Kyle Payne speaks out about his criminal charges

Started by CIM Network · 10 months ago

A 22-year-old Iowa blogger is speaking out today and providing his personal reflections as to why he, a volunteer who had worked with rape and sexual assault victims, chose to photograph another woman’s body without her consent.
Kyle Payne, who is awaiting criminal sentencing in ... Continue reading »

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  • hysperia

    11 months ago

    So Payne is just a poor victim of his past and not a predatory jerk after all? Come now ...
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  • Iamcuriousblue

    11 months ago

    Concerning the facts of the case, there's something about Kyle Payne's version of events that just doesn't add up. According to Payne:

    On January 3, 2007, I was invited to assist an intoxicated female student at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Following my responsibilities as a resident advisor, I looked after this student in her dorm room to ensure her safety and evaluated whether or not medical attention was necessary. Fortunately, medical attention was not necessary. However, as I will explain, some of my actions while assisting the student were harmful and inappropriate.

    While caring for the female student, I felt a sudden impulse to expose her breast. Not knowing how to deal with this feeling at the time – and to put it more clearly, not knowing how to make sense of such an urge, given my personal values and my politics – I acted upon it. With a digital camera I kept with me regularly, I briefly photographed and took a few seconds of video of the woman’s breast. She did not consent to this act, nor did she have any knowledge of it at the time. This event ended as quickly as it began, leaving me in a state of disbelief at what I had done.


    Supposedly he merely exposed her breast, photographed it, left, and she was none the wiser.

    But if that's so, then just how the heck did it ever get reported to the police? I really think a lot more happened that he's not mentioning.

    There's also the rumored child pornography that he may face Federal charges for.

    If there's anybody who knows more about the story and can fill in the gaps, I, for one, would like to know.
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  • hysperia

    11 months ago

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  • Sheelzebub

    11 months ago

    Oh, please, Kyle. Plenty of women have been sexually assaulted and abused (and molested as children) but we don't then sexually assault men and use it as an excuse. Did you think us bitches were put on this earth for you to work out your issues on?

    Burn in hell.
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  • Susie

    11 months ago

    "With a digital camera I kept with me regularly, I briefly photographed and took a few seconds of video of the woman’s breast. She did not consent to this act, nor did she have any knowledge of it at the time. This event ended as quickly as it began, leaving me in a state of disbelief at what I had done."

    Well, apparently said state lasted long enough for you to download the image to your computer, so as to allow you to, um, stare at it in disbelief with both your hands free, you utter pile of garbage. STFU and go to jail already.
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  • Darren Johnson

    11 months ago

    I ecourage everyone to call write or email the judge in this case and aske him to sentence Kyle Payne to prison. I would also ask all to call the Buena Vista County Attorney he is the one who aggreed to the plea bargin. He is also the the one that will be arguing for the state as to what punishiment he thinks Payne should get. The ball is in the County Attorneys Court as to what will happen to Kyle Payne. He was elected to do the will of the people. I believe the majority would say Kyle Payne needs to go to prison for the heinous crime he committed. Please cal, write or email: Dave Patton
    County Attorney
    606 Geneseo Street
    Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
    (712) 732-1933
    (712) 732-2009 FAX
    dave@bvcountyattorney.org

    Mr. Patton needs to now the nation is watching.

    DRD
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  • ryan

    10 months ago

    Looks like Kyle will be sentanced on 8-25 at 2:30 P.M. He is a piece of shit and I hope he goes to prison and burns in hell
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  • PLEASE HELP PAYNE'S VICTUM

    10 months ago

    Today we the victums family found out that Payne will probably do no time for his crimes. WHAT? Tell the county attorney's office and the judges office that this not exceptable. FAX your letters and comments to them. The County Attorney's office said it has only recieved 2 emails about the matter. PLEASE HELP us to HELP our niece......
    County Attorney
    Fax.....712-732-2009

    District Court Judge Don Courtney
    Fax....712-749-2700
    Case number... Kyle Payne SECRO38923

    Thank you...it takes a village to stop an offender
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