Man Places ‘Chastity Lock’ On Girlfriend Every Day For 12 Years

For more than a decade, a Mexican man locked his
girlfriend’s pants shut every morning for fear that she
would be unfaithful to him, CNN en Español reports.
The 25-year-old woman finally alerted police late last
month when she desperately needed to use the
bathroom but was too afraid to cut her pants open.
The woman had been living with her 40-year-old
boyfriend José Antonio “N” since the age of 13 in a
rural area within the state of Veracruz, according to
the Mexican daily El Universal. Local authorities say
the abuse had been going on during those 12 years,
that is, until the woman finally called the police for
help on Sept. 28.
Officers found the victim alone at home but quickly
tracked down José Antonio and brought him into
custody. CNN reports the man not only had the key
with him butconfessed to having shut his girlfriend’s
pants with the metal lock.
Once the girlfriend refused to press charges, however,
the police were forced to let the man go after he paid
a fine for a separate and minor infraction. The
following day, authorities forced the man to sign a
document stating he would not use the lock on the
victim again.