Case of Interest: People v. Keith Hugh Jensen

On May 4, 2002, the Defendant was released from jail. He called his estranged wife and asked her to pick him up. She at first refused, then went to pick up a female friend to accompany her. She and the friend then picked up the Defendant, who appeared intoxicated. Once in the vehicle, the Defendant started grabbing the victim's neck, pulling her hair and calling her derogatory names. When the victim told the Defendant she was going to leave him he replied, "I'll kill anyone who is close to you until nobody wants you…I'll bring your world to an end." The Defendant then told the victim to drive him to a friend's house. Upon arrival the Defendant demanded entry to the house and ordered the occupants out of a bedroom. He then pulled the victim by her shirt into the bedroom and slapped the back of her head with his hand. In the bedroom, the Defendant continued to threaten the victim and she was not free to leave. He then told her to remove her clothes because he was going to have sex with her. The victim complied because she knew he was going to physically force her. The Defendant then raped the victim. The victim eventually fled the house and the scene.