property of the offending male and gave it to the offended husband, who refused to take his wife back. The Persians lopped off both the nose and ears of the offending female. The Law of Moses demanded the death of both miscreants caught in adultery (Lev. 20:10). In the aftermath of China’s Cultural Revolution, some authorities felt that the third person in the ménage à trois should be prosecuted for criminal behavior. It seems right that both parties should be chastised since both agreed to misbehavior
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