Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute has been acquitted after killing a Tinder date that turned out to be a man.
Etute, 19, had been charged with second degree murder for the death of Jerry Smith, 40 — but maintained that he was acting in self defense.
The jury in Christiansburg, Virginia, deliberated for three hours before returning the not-guilty verdict.
According to the defense, Etute had engaged in oral sex with Smith — who had used the name “Angie” on Tinder and claimed to be a 21-year-old woman. A month later, he went back and saw them to figure out if he had been misled about his gender.
The prosecution claimed that Etute had groped Smith before beating him to death.
“Etute took the stand in his own defense earlier this week and said he felt ‘violated’ that his date lied about his gender. The defendant said Smith had insisted they meet in the dark and had reached for what he thought was a gun,” the New York Post reports. “Etute testified he punched Smith five times and kicked him to escape the apartment.”
HA HA HA HA
hahaha wait till he gets hooked up with a gender free He better turn turn gay quick cause the second one he will have a harder time explaining
How did he not know that freak was a man?
Everyone better get ready because this is going to be happening a lot more in America!