Gay Saudi to Get 500 Lashes

A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a 27-year-old man to 500 lashes, five years in prison, and over $13,000 in fines for having sexual relations with another man.

The defendant was also found guilty of publishing photos of himself in women's underwear on the Internet and to others' cell phones.

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