Karma’s A Bitch

Leon Ferguson, fifty-four years old, founder, CEO and majority shareholder of Urban Builders, was arrested two hours ago on charges of verbal sexual harassment, outrage of modesty and sexual assault. The accuser was a catalogue model. She offered the police her story, along with a ton of evidence—photos as well as audio-visual recordings. The worst part was, she was sixteen when Ferguson first sexually assaulted her. She leaked a copy of the evidence to Lisbern Daily, probably afraid the police wouldn’t take her case seriously on account of Ferguson’s status. I scrolled through the pixelated pictures and videos. Their private parts and faces were blocked out, but I recognised Ferguson by his beer gut and the rolls of flesh on his neck. Another notification popped up on my phone with an update. Bail for Ferguson was denied. I wasn’t a lawyer, but even I could see the case was a slam dunk. Ferguson could hire all the lawyers he wanted—he certainly had the money to do so, but no way in he