A man who solicited oral sex from an undercover police officer in a department store bathroom has been figuratively sodomized (without Vaseline) by a Virginia appellate court.
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on March 20, 2003, Singson walked into a men’s restroom located in a department store. The restroom is freely accessible to members of the public, including children. Once in the restroom, Singson entered the handicapped bathroom stall and remained in that stall for approximately thirty minutes. Singson then left the handicap bathroom stall and approached a stall occupied by an undercover police officer. Singson "stopped in front of the stall, leaned forward,” and "peered into [the] stall through the crack in the stall door." The undercover police officer, who was in "a state of undress," asked Singson "What’s up?" and "What are you looking for?" Singson replied, "Cock." The officer then asked "What do you want to do," and Singson replied, "I want to suck cock." The undercover officer asked if Singson wanted to suck his penis, and Singson responded, "Yes." When the officer asked, "Do you want to do it in here," Singson nodded towards the handicap stall. The officer then asked if Singson wanted to suck his penis in the handicap stall, and Singson responded, "Yes."
Singson was convicted of a "crime against nature" under VA's statute, which defines fellatio as "sodomy by the mouth." Singson appealed on several grounds - giving new meaning to the expression "oral argument" - all of which were defeated, and now faces three years in state prison, where fellatio is presumably more freely available.
Singson v. Virginia (20 page .pdf file.)
VA sodomy statute upheld
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