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John Wayne Bobbitt (born March 23, 1967 in Buffalo, New York) and Lorena Leonor Bobbitt (née Gallo) (born 1970 in Bucay, Ecuador) were an American couple, married on June 18, 1989, known for a 1993 incident in which Lorena severed John's penis with a kitchen knife.

The Incident On the night of June 23, 1993, John Bobbit arrived at the couple's Manassas, Virginia apartment intoxicated after a night of partying and, according to testimony by Lorena Bobbit in a 1994 court hearing, raped his wife. After the incident, a Lorena got out of bed and went to the kitchen for a drink of water. While in the kitchen, she noticed a carving knife on the counter and, according to a report in an article in the National Women's Studies Association Journal, "memories of past abuse raced through her head". Grabbing the knife, Lorena entered the bedroom where John was asleep and proceeded to cut off almost half of his penis.

After assaulting her husband, Lorena left the apartment, still clutching the severed penis. After driving a short while, she rolled down the car window and threw it out into a field. Realizing the severity of the incident, Lorena stopped and called 911. After a exhaustive search, police finally located the severed penis in a field, where it was packed in ice and brought to the hospital where John was located.

The severed penis was reattached by Dr. James T. Sehn and Dr. David E. Berman during a nine and a half hour surgery.After year-long recovery process, John would eventually make a full physical recovery.

Arrest and Trial Lorena was taken into custody and charged with "malicious wounding". After her arrest, she commented to police that "He always have orgasm and he doesn't wait for me to have orgasm.

During Lorena's trial, the couple revealed details of their volatile relationship and the events leading up to the assault. Lorena stated that John sexually, physically, and emotionally abused her during their marriage. She also stated that that John flaunted his infidelity, and forced her to have an abortion. Several witnesses provided testimony supporting Lorena's claims. Lorena's defense attorneys maintained that John's constant abuse caused Lorena to eventually "snap" as she was suffering from clinical depression and a possible bout of posttraumatic stress disorder due to the abuse.

John denied the allegations of abuse, however, when he was Cross-examination, his statements often conflicted with known facts, severely weakening the prosecution's case.

After 7 hours of deliberation, the jury found Lorena "not guilty" due to insanity defense causing an irresistible impulse to sexually wound her husband. As a result, she could not be held Liability for her actions. Virginia Vs. Lorena Bobbitt, Court TV. Under state law, the judge ordered Lorena to undergo a 45-day evaluation period at a mental hospital after which she would be released.

In 1995, after six years of marriage, Lorena and John divorced.

Explanations for the Incident One hypothesis for the timing and form of Lorena's attack centers on her testimony of how John had pushed her into an unwanted abortion a year after they had been married, and almost exactly three years before the attack. The theory that this incident was an extreme manifestation of post-abortion syndrome was first proposed by David Reardon, Ph.D. The John and Lorena Bobbitt Mystery, Unraveled The Post-Abortion Review 4(2-3) Spring & Summer 1996. In support of this view, Reardon analyzes dozens of facts reported from the trial, three of which are described here. First, Lorena testified that she had experienced Flashback (literary technique) to the abortion just before picking up the knife used for the attack. Secondly, she testified that she had experienced an anxiety attack and psychosomatic abdominal cramping four days before the attack. Reardon interprets this as evidence that she was experiencing a post-traumatic anniversary reaction, Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event: The Recovery Continues. SAMHSA which involves an intensified period of PTSD symptoms. Third, Lorena testified to experiencing fears she would never be able to have children following the abortion. From these and other bits of evidence, Reardon asserts: "It takes no leap of imagination to see how a woman, such as Lorena who, on an unconscious level felt that she had been sexually mutilated by her abortion, would, in a moment of bitter passion, attempt to 'castrate' her husband. Lorena's subconscious decision to limit her attack to his penis, I would suggest, may have reflected an "eye for an eye" form of justice. He had robbed her of her fertility; she robbed him of his." Their Deepest Wound: An Analysis The Post-Abortion Review 4(2-3) Spring & Summer 1996.

Life After the Incident John Wayne Bobbitt After the incident, John Wayne Bobbitt attempted to cash in on his Notorious by forming a band called "The Severed Parts" to pay his mounting medical and legal bills. The band was unsuccessful and failed to generate enough money to pay his bills. IMDb bioIn 1994 in film, John appeared in the Pornographic film John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut, in another attempt to make money. In 1996 in film, he appeared in another adult film, Frankenpenis (also known as John Wayne Bobbitt's Frankenpenis). John Wayne Bobbitt IMDb credits He also appeared in gonzo dominatrix films.

John's foray into the adult film industry was short lived, and he soon moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked as a bartender, limo driver, mover, and tow truck operator. He also had a stint serving as a minister of a Las Vegas church.

After John and Lorena's divorce, John continued to have run-ins with the law. He was reportedly arrested seven times for offenses ranging from assault to grand larceny. In 1994, he was convicted of misdemeanor Battery (crime) against his former fiancée, Kristina Elliott, and was sent to jail for 15 days. In September of 1999, he was sentenced to five years probation for his role in the theft of more than $140,000 in clothing from a store in Fallon, Nevada, and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution and serve 100 hours of community service.

After two trials for domestic abuse against Joanna Ferrell, John's third wife, in 2004—one ending in conviction for Bobbitt and the other in acquittal—he was arrested for a third offense in September 2005. Days after the third incident, he filed for a divorce from Ferrell. On February 8, 2006, a municipal judge found Bobbitt not guilty, due to insufficient evidence.

Lorena Gallo (Bobbitt) After the trial, Lorena was treated as a Feminism, though she attempted to keep a low profile and resumed the use of her maiden name, Gallo. In December 1997, Lorena made news when she was charged with assault for punching her mother, Elvia Gallo, as she watched television. She was eventually found "not guilty" of assaulting her mother. She is now employed in the Ashburn, Virginia area as a hair stylist.

Cultural Impact The Bobbitt case was one of the first scandals that brought legitimacy to the subject of Spousal rape and forced abortion.{{cite web|url=http://cultureculture.wordpress.com/2006/01/ | title=Culture Culture: Conversations in Cultural Criticis | author=Jackson, Danielle | accessdate=2007-10-14-->

The case also brought attention to the issue of domestic violence. Within days of the incident, domestic violence and feminists groups rallied around Lorena, citing the continuous abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband caused her to defend herself, albeit in a unusual and violent manner.

Media attention surrounding the case resulted in national debate and also sparked a flurry of jokes, Limerick (poetry), urban legend, [Slogan, and Gimmick.Shortly after the incident, reports of "Bobbittmania", or copycat crimes, were reported.

American Broadcasting Company 20/20 aired a one-hour special on the case in 1993 in television, and as a result many of the children who had been watching ABC's TGIF bloc watched the program and subsequently developed jokes about the saga, including a memorable song based on the melody of The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and the case has retained relevance among this group as they have aged.

The name Lorena Bobbitt eventually became synonymous with "penis removal". The term “Bobbittised punishment” gained social acceptance, along with the phrase "pull a Lorena Bobbitt".

References External links

• Documentation of the story from Court TV