Evidence presented by the state may also indicate Rodhouse’s wife was willing to participate in the alleged attacks – Muddy River News

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PITTSFIELD, Illinois — Five more people testified for the state Wednesday during the third day of the Austin Rodhouse trial in Pike County Circuit Court, describing photographs, physical examinations, digital searches and search warrants conducted since Rodhouse’s May 8 arrest.

Rodhouse, who will turn 31 in November, is charged with 19 domestic violence and sexuality-related offences. Nine of them are Class X felonies that could lead to prison sentences of up to 30 years if convicted by a jury of eight women and four people.

But three pieces of evidence presented Wednesday appeared to indicate that Rodhouse’s wife, identified in court documents as “CC,” may have been a willing participant in the sordid activities at their Pleasant Hill home. He was not charged with any crime.

Jared Sample, a criminal intelligence analyst with the Illinois State Police, answered questions from Assistant State’s Attorney Leecia Carnes before Judge Charles H.W. Burch during Wednesday’s morning session. Cellbrite described how Pathfinder helped Rodhouse analyze more than 3.4 million “events” (including more than 560,000 photos and more than 20,000 videos) discovered on four electronic devices in his home.

When the jury returned from lunch, defense attorney Casey Schnack asked Sample if data extraction could tell him who took the photos, who wrote the texts or when the photos were taken on electronic devices. Sample said he could only prove which device the photos and text were stored on and what date the images were created.

“There’s no way to tell if it’s Austin, (CC) or someone else. “Right?” Schnack asked.

The example said no.

Schnack then asked about a document dated January 19, 2023, found in the Notes app on Austin’s phone.

“This seems like some kind of contract,” Schnack asked. “Do you testify that there is a signature underneath that appears to belong to (CC)?”

The sample said yes, then read the details of the “contract” titled “BDSM Consent and Hold Harmless.”

“I, your name, declare under penalty of perjury that I am over 18 years of age. I further declare that this agreement is made of my own free will and that neither I nor anyone near or dear to me is threatened with harm or embarrassment. Both parties agree that this is a private agreement that should not be disclosed to third parties except in case of accusation of sexual or physical abuse.

“If he displays any accusation of sexual or physical abuse or makes a public dispute without consent, he will be liable for damages for invasion of privacy, whether or not his signature appears at the end. By initiating, (CC) agrees to perform all or some of the following acts, including but not limited to the following consensual acts, no matter how extreme – sexual fondling, petting, kissing, cuddling, age regression, sexual intercourse, role playing, rape play , oral copulation, anal expansion, medical drilling, one-sided copulation by Austin only, bondage, removal, role play, submission and submission, others to be determined, whipping, choking, spanking, sadism and causing marks, bruises or bleeding, losing, Other extreme oddities that may lead to obedience.

“I also declare that I am not currently under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication. I agree to participate in consensual physical and sexual acts by Austin Rodhouse and will not change my mind until the sexual physical act has ended. I fully understand that these sexual acts are extreme and there is potential for physical harm. However, it appears that if for some reason I say the (unintelligible) words, my partner immediately agrees to stop.”

Sample said the document appeared to be signed by Austin and C.C.

A second contract was revealed in the digital extraction, and Carnes asked Sample about it during his deposition. It was a photo of a hand-written contract found on Austin’s phone. It read:

“When (CC) is bad (does not submit (cq) or does not obey), Daddy (Austin) uses excessive (cq) spanking, choking, breaking bones, etc. He will choose a punishment of his own choosing, such as I will (CC) the wound (cq) may require bleeding and a cast/hospital visit.”

The document was also signed by CC, Sample said.

During Carnes’ questioning, Sample also read aloud to the jury a series of screenshots found on Austin’s phone that contained the contents of a text conversation. However, it is not yet clear who the participants are. Someone asked, “What happened in detail in the video?” he asked.

“Austin found out about this and caught me (Austin and CC’s oldest son) lying naked in the room,” another person texted. “ … When my parents see the video I made, they will be very disappointed in me and disgusted that I can have sex with a minor and they will reject me from the family. “I know I will be arrested as a child pedophile and spend life in prison.”

As the conversation continued, the same person said, “The worst part is, I really liked it.”

That person then wrote: “Can I tell you something?”

“Of course you can,” was the answer.

“No matter how bad it is?” the person wrote back.

“No matter how bad it is,” was the answer.

The person later wrote that she performed oral sex on Austin and CC’s oldest son, going into graphic detail and finishing with: “It felt amazing.”

“Can we really say who wrote this speech at this point?” Carnes said. he asked.

The example said no.

Testimony at the hearing is expected to begin at 09:00 on Thursday. Rodhouse denied all accusations.