A Massachusetts Supreme Court has a queer case on its hands. British national Adrian Exley died after voluntarily engaging in a bondage session with an American Gulf Oil executive, Gary LeBlanc. The men met on an S&M website and Exley agreed to hop the pond for a painful visit with LeBlanc.
Little did Exley know that meeting his “master” would lead to his death:
…Exley was wrapped tightly in heavy plastic, then bound with duct tape. A leather hood was put over his head, with a thin plastic straw inserted for air, and he was shut in a closet.
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Exley’s body was discovered last June, two months after he was bound up in a bondage “playroom” Gary LeBlanc built in the basement of his suburban Boston home.
LeBlanc, Exley and another man, Scott Vincent had a three-day session of whips and chains which ended with Exley being stuffed in the closet. Exley, however, had already exhibited signs of physical duress.
Vincent checked in on him a few hours later and discovered he’d died. Then, in a panic, Vincent and LeBlanc took Exley’s body to a nature preserve and buried it. The body may have been gone, but LeBlanc’s conscience raged on and the 48-year old shot himself. In his suicide note, LeBlanc took “full responsibility” for Exley’s death, “I am taking my life because I did not responsibly take care of your beloved [Adrian]. Had I dealt with the first crisis responsibly, he would likely have returned home safely.”
Exley’s kin are now suing LeBlanc’s estate, saying that he’s responsible for the young man’s death. An attorney for the estate insists that his late client shouldn’t be held accountable, for Exley consented to the session:
How about we take this to the next level?
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It appears from all the objective evidence that the two were engaged in an activity that they both knew what the activity was, how it would be carried out, and they went forward on that basis. What occurred was an act or actions between two consenting adults, both of whom knew what they were doing, and it had a tragic end.
A lawyer for Exley’s estate says otherwise:
Just because you are agreeing that you will allow someone to tie you up temporarily as part of role-playing doesn’t mean that you are consenting to be killed or to be left alone or to be abused.
Vincent, meanwhile, faces a misdemeanor charge for neglecting to report Exley’s death.
Mrs Patrick Campbell
This is quite sad because the number in the photo is very hot – we assume this is the decedant. However, our experience with these people has shown that most of them are on drugs. Hence the real cause of her death: Drugs.
Dawster
let’s see… the guy was wrapped tightly in heavy plastic, then bound with duct tape and had a leather hood was put over his head…. and your assumption is “drugs”.
nice. drugs can’t be blamed for everything. if you think they can be, perhaps you should ask your doctor if Paxil is right for you.
killing a person is bad…. driving out an burying the body is MUCH worse…
WillieHewes
Man that’s sad. And although I’m not in favour of people shooting themselves, I do agree that he’s responsible. Killing people is bad.
Mrs Patrick Campbell
You seem rather dense, Miss Dawster. We will try to clarify: The reason the number allowed the queen to wrap him in plastic is because he(the number) was obviously on drugs. Also, we suspect it was also a financial arrangement.
WWH
Hey, Mrs. Patrick “AIDS is a Myth” Campbell, once again I say: SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Alan down in Florida
Whereas I begrudge no one their consensual pleasures, I can only imagine what kind of psychic damage was done to the three men growing that they would take sexual pleasure in that kind of behavior. Obviously the estate should be liable – the consensual nature of the encounter likely did not include death – unless you’re telling me that the decedant was consciously intent on suicide. Maybe I’m just too vanilla to understand.
EdWoody
OH MY GOD! That’s Chip! He was a stripper in London and a few other UK cities – he was my boyfriend’s favourite – he had a poster of him on his wall!
Gregg
Hey Campbell – the only air the guy could get was through a tiny straw. For HOURS! If he was bound too tightly, he could have easily suffocated, which is most likely how he died. The only one with a drug problem here is you.
James
Terrible assumptions to make of a sad and awful event. Is Mrs Campbell so sure that she knows what happened ? Filthy drug users deserving of what they got? Perhaps the witch should consult her crystal ball and if it’s got a bad connection. Next time i lay flowers on Adrian’s grave i’ll ask him to forgive her. I am only glad that he was found and returned to the people who really care about him. Your safe from these ignorant and bitter devils that seek to speak ill of the dead Adrian ! Their the ones who will get to heaven to find the gate firmly shut not you.
carlos
So Mrs Campbell Adrian (yes he has a name not just ‘NUMBER’ )was just a prostitute guzzling drugs and getting tied up for money was he ?
I shudder to think what horrors hide in your dreams to make you so evil.
I flew from my home in Paris to visit England for Adrians funeral.
I fully hoped to pay my respects to a sweet and lovely man. But found my self frozen to the spot only to view from afar as a sombre man led a small dog ahead of his coffin weeping uncontrollably. His family barely able to walk with grief. As the most beautiful of arias played softly.
On my return to The USA i have followed this case with interest and respect having been moved to my core by what i saw that summers day in England.
Try to be objective and help us all learn from this horror.And for fuck sake keep your bitter and twisted tongue firmly shut in you filthy mouth.
Carl
carlos
Sorry i take that back evidently Mrs Campbell is seriously ill and disparately requires psychiatric help. To all those serious people out there most of the documents regarding this case are now freely available. To those who want the truth it is clear this poor young lad was taken well beyond what he consented to and was killed because of the reckless irresponsible acts of man who cared nothing for the value of life. His Murderer was well known for tubing up his victim and forcing drugs into them to make them more pliable. Further more several people have cast doubts on his ability to safely play the top. There is no doubt that Adrian was killed by the neglect of another. The coroner himself has recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. So lets set this case on the right rails and begin a meaningful dialog on how it can be prevented in the future.