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...Whoever commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature with mankind or beast shall be deemed guilty of sodomy." In such indirect language, an Indiana statute makes oral or anal intercourse a crime. Even if he knew about the law, Charles Cotner of Jasper County, Ind., could hardly believe that it covered married couples in the privacy of their bedrooms...
...never had an idyllic marriage," says Cotner, but "whatever quarrels we had were always made up amicably after we'd had a chance to cool off." At least it remained that way through ten years of marriage. Then, in 1965, a family squabble took longer than usual to simmer down. While still angry, Mrs. Cotner decided to get back at her husband by filing a sodomy charge against him. But before the case came to court, Mrs. Cotner changed her mind and tried to withdraw her complaint. She was too late; the state said that it was a criminal...