Theora Hicks

…His lawyers hoped James' testimony would prove he was a straight-laced, honest man and Theora was a violent nymphomaniac and it might have worked if it weren't for what James' own family said about him.…

…He detailed their sexual escapades, which included oral sex and bondage, which might be more widely accepted in today's modern society. But back then, they were very much taboo. Remember, oral sex was even illegal at the time. James claimed Theora was always the instigator and he was afraid to tell her no.…

…James testified that Theora wasn't the respectable, hard-working medical student the public believed her to be. He insisted she carried a dark secret. According to James, Theora was a sex-crazed maniac. He claimed she was a sadomasochist who took pleasure in causing and receiving pain during sex. James said she was conniving and would stop at nothing to be…