Terry Pugh pleaded no contest to assault, receiving a four-year prison sentence with the possibility of reduction for good behavior. He faced charges of torture, rape, and more after a vicious attack on his girlfriend, driven by jealousy. The woman testified about the abuse, detailing threats and psychological terror. Legal discussions centered around the question of consent, leading to the dismissal of the rape charge by the judge, despite the grave circumstances surrounding the case. Pugh has been in custody since his arrest last year, gaining credit for time served.
Pugh was accused of sexually assaulting, choking, beating, and threatening his girlfriend after getting jealous that she'd allegedly been with another man at the Livermore encampment where they lived.
At one point, she said he put one of his earbuds in his own ear, put the other in her ear, and asked 'what song I wanted to listen to while he killed me.'
The woman had mental illness, including psychosis, and planned to move out of state shortly after the hearing, according to court records.
Judge Elisa Della-Piana said at the hearing, 'I am hesitant to discharge that (rape) count because the circumstances of the context are so awful and so grim.'
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