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53 Howard L.J. 377 (2009-2010)
The Forgotten Side of the Battlefield in America's War on Infidelity: A Call for the Revamping, Reviving, and Reworking of Criminal Conversation and Alienation of Affections

handle is hein.journals/howlj53 and id is 383 raw text is: COMMENT The Forgotten Side of the Battlefield in America's War on Infidelity: A Call for the Revamping, Reviving, and Reworking of Criminal Conversation and Alienation of Affections SHAUNA M. DEANS* On March 10, 2008, news broke that New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer was involved in a prostitution scandal.' As the details unfolded, the public learned that Spitzer, the then forty-nine year old, married governor of New York, had been having an extramarital af- fair with a twenty-two year old female escort from the Emperor's Club VIP prostitution ring. Spitzer later resigned during a public news conference.2 Many were shocked and appalled at this discovery. But the question remained, what exactly shocked them? One can point to many details of this story that run counter to societal values: for example, the over twenty-year age difference between the two par- ties and Spitzer's status as a notable political figure who quite possibly used taxpayers' dollars to fund his adultery. A particularly troubling piece of the story, however, was the prostitution aspect. The buying and selling of sex is considered wrong to the extent that the law in * J.D. Candidate, Howard University School of Law, 2010. I would like to thank Profes- sor Laurence Nolan for her guidance and research assistance. I also offer my profound gratitude to Caroline and Dennis Deans, Natalie Wheatfall, Nikkia Gause, and the 2009-2010 Howard Law Journal for their continued support. 1. Nathan Thornburgh, The Spitzer Scandal: Lust Plus Pride, TIME, Mar. 10, 2008, http:// www.time.com/nation/article/0,8599,1721095,00.html. 2. Serge F. Kovaleski & Ian Urbina, For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight, N.Y. TIMEs, Mar. 13, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/nyregion/12cnd-kristen.html. 2010 Vol. 53 No. 2 377

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