Craigslist rape case may cause legal hurdles:

More information has been released about Rodney Liverman, the man accused of raping a Kannapolis, NC woman whose husband arranged the rape through craigslist.

Last fall he broke up with his common-law wife in Minneapolis, MN. She was able to get a restraining order against him claiming abuse. The pair have two children ages 9 and 12.

Kannapolis police are also saying that from the e-mails between Liverman and the husband that there is no question that Liverman knew he was committing rape and not participating in a role play.

According to the article from local station WCNC some local legal experts believe that due to the strangeness of this case not only is there a good chance that Liverman could actually beat the charges but that some other rules that are normally followed in rape cases, such as the victim’s past, could potentially be thrown out the window.

What I think the legal experts are forgetting though is the people of Cabarrus County that would more than likely be sitting on this jury. For the most part, these would be down to earth people who have a very basic sense of right and wrong.