Jury Convicts Despite "Penis Defense"

(Seattle, Washington) A 25-year-old local pimp, Brandon Lemar Brown, was convicted yesterday by a King County jury on charges of raping and pimping out a 15-year-old girl.

In his defense, Brown asserted that he couldn't have raped the girl because she was unable to accurately describe his penis. Unfortunately for Brown, the penis defense, as it has become known, failed to convince the jury.

The penis defense is based on the contention that a rape victim should be able to describe the assaulting penis, especially so if it is memorable. Brown testified that his penis was quite remarkable since it was half-circumcised, it was covered with some type of marks and it was small.

To combat Brown's defense, King County Deputy Prosecutor Sean O'Donnell called a Seattle police detective, who photographed Brown's penis, to testify on its appearance. The photos were shown to jurors while they deliberated.

After just a few hours deliberating, jurors on Thursday found Brown guilty of third-degree child rape and promoting commercial abuse of a minor. Brown faces up to 12 years in prison, a sentencing date hasn't been set.

Notably, Brown has a previous conviction for communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.