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Prior to the incident, John had been sexually and physically abusing Lorena. He had previously forced her to get an abortion; she was given the choice of staying with him and getting an abortion or he would leave her if she kept it. After she was forced to get an abortion, she never wanted to have sex with her husband again and she felt like she was falling apart. Along with this, he admitted to having an affair.

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When she wanted a divorce, she was told he would kick her out. She got a tape recorder to get evidence of abuse for divorce lawyers. He was verbally abusing; he insulted her nationality, her appearance, and more.
He eventually found the tape recorder and the evidence and he beat her for it. He pulled her hair and hit her. He demanded an explanation and she didn't give one so he continued to hurt her and raped her then. He specifically kicked her stomach and threw her across a wall at the time.
John denied all of this.

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After the divorce, she stopped going by the surname "Bobbitt" and returned to her maiden name "Gallo"

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After the divorce, she became a citizen and went back to college.

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She didn't do this to teach him a lesson or out of revenge, she did this out of fear. She saw this as a life or death situation. She feared for her life.

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Contrary to John, Lorena stayed away from the spotlight. She turned down a million dollar offer to be on the cover of Playboy.

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McDonell-Parry, Amelia. “John and Lorena Bobbitt, 25 Years Post-Castration.” Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2018, www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/lorena-bobbitt-john-bobbitt-25-years-696573/.

Walsh, S.M. “John & Lorena Bobbitt: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know.” Heavy.com, Heavy.com, 4 Jan. 2019, heavy.com/news/2019/01/lorena-bobbitt-john-husband-wife/.

https://www.biography.com/people/lorena-bobbitt-235414

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On June 23, 1993, John Bobbitt came home drunk and raped his wife Lorena.

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Later that night, she took an 8-inch kitchen knife and cut off his penis.

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He woke up to her fumbling around in his boxers; he thought the sex was consensual and that she was 'trying to make him hard again.'

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After removing his penis, she left the apartment penis in hand. She took the penis and his Game Boy and threw both into a field across from a 7-Eleven.

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She eventually called 9-1-1 and police had to go out and locate his detached penis, they were also told to put it on ice by medical staff. John was in surgery for nine hours. During this time, they were able to reattach his penis.

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Lorena and John got divorced in 1989

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John Bobbitt went to work in the porn industry. He starred in two adult films, called "uncut" and "frankenpenis".

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After four months of probation, he was found guilty of harassing his ex-girlfriend Desiree A. Luz. She was an adult-film actress, like him.

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John Bobbitt On The Set Of His Adult Film

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Lorena Bobbitt was tried and found not guilty for malicious wounding. This was because of temporary insanity.

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Lorena was born on October 31, 1969 in Ecuador and arrived in the United States in 1987. She did so via student visa and went to Northern Virginia Community College.

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In 1994, he was convicted with misdemeanor domestic battery against his ex-girlfriend. He was charged with battery against his third wife on several occasions.

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In 1999, he was charged for grand larceny and had to spend 5 years on probation. He pled guilty to stealing $140,000 worth of clothes from a store in Nevada.

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She has been with David Bellinger for the past two decades and they have a daughter together. Her name is Olivia and she was born in 2005, two years prior to the creation of Lorena's foundation.

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Lorena started a foundation to help domestic violence survivors. It is called the Lorena Gallo Foundation. Its main focus is to help prevent domestic violence.

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The temporary insanity was caused by continuous abuse by her husband. She had to stay in a psychiatric hospital for 45 days and undergo a psychological evaluation.

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John Bobbitt was tried for marital sexual assault and aquitted, both crimes have a maximum sentence of 20 years. Neither of them served jail time.

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He had extra surgeries to enlarge his penis in 1996, then reduced in 2014, 20 years later.

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He broke his neck in a car accident in 2014 and has been living on disability ever since. He spends his time looking for a billionaire's buried treasure.

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Why Men Fear Powerful Woman. Lorena Bobbit

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https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/22/us/lorena-bobbitt-acquitted-in-mutilation-of-husband.html

https://www.oprah.com/world/lorena-bobbitts-unforgettable-story/all

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/20-years-today-lorena-bobbitt-cuts-husband-penis-case-horrified-fascinated-nation-article-1.1379112

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Domestic violence is a large factor in this crime of passion. Lorena Bobbitt's actions were directly caused by the abuse she had to endure by her ex-husband's hands. She was physically, sexually, and verbally abused continuously throughout her first marriage.

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John Bobbitt is an ex-marine, conservative, American. He got married to Lorena in 1989.

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