Add this to the list of things my kid was listening to that I thought I was the only one listening to. I was listening to some show that was talking about the below story.
My boy Gideon says, “I keep hearing about this story.”
“What story?” I asked.
“About this man being sued for looking at his wife’s email. But it is confusing.”
“Why?” I asked.
“Well they say the lady was talking to some other man other than her husband? Shouldn’t she be in trouble, and not the other guy?”
Being the pastor/dad that I am, I asked “Well what commandment has she broken?”
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
“Exactly” I said. “It is messed up. It is confusing.”
Only those who have things to hide insist on privacy. Especially when they are insisting on privacy that guards their spouse’s eyes from their words and deeds.
The two are one. No not even gmail is meant to separate them. How sad when adultery goes unpunished, and the search for truth and transparency in marriage is viewed as suspicious. My boy is right. It is confusing.
Is reading wife’s e-mail a crime? Rochester Hills man faces trial
Oakland County prosecutors, relying on a Michigan statute typically used to prosecute crimes such as identity theft or stealing trade secrets, have charged Leon Walker, 33, with a felony after he logged onto a laptop in the home he shared with his wife, Clara Walker.
Using her password, he accessed her Gmail account and learned she was having an affair. He now is facing a Feb. 7 trial. She filed for divorce, which was finalized earlier this month.
About 45% of divorce cases involve some snooping — and gathering — of e-mail, Facebook and other online material, Lane said. But he added that those are generally used by the warring parties for civil reasons — not for criminal prosecution.
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