Saturday, October 27, 2007

Appeals court ends sexless marriage

The bride might have been tipped off on the honeymoon: The newlyweds went to the Smoky Mountains, where they slept in separate tents.

Then there was the husband's complaint about her weight. Antoinette Walters Janda said she lost 65 pounds to be more appealing to her husband, Jiri Janda. But he still did not make love to her.

Her complaint, spelled out in court testimony, led a state appeals court Friday to annul the Jandas' sexless marriage. The decision means the husband, a Czech citizen, could lose his permanent resident status under U.S. immigration laws and be deported.

According to the court record, Jiri Janda came to the United States in 2001 on a temporary green card. The couple married on June 5, 2005, after a courtship of a few months. The record did not say how old they were.

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