John and Lorena Bobbitt

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John Wayne Bobbitt (born 1967) and Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt; born May 15, 1969) are an American former couple whose marriage received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena severed John's penis with a kitchen knife while he was asleep in bed. His penis was successfully surgically reattached. Lorena, who had immigrated to the United States from Venezuela, alleged that John, a bar bouncer and U.S. Marine Veteran, whom she married on June 18, 1989, had raped and abused her for years. John was charged with rape later in 1993 but was acquitted and subsequently starred in two pornographic films. The next year, Lorena was acquitted of assault by reason of insanity and went on to start a foundation for domestic abuse victims and their children.

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