A Council Bluffs kidnapping case has drawn international exposure but not because of the crime itself, but instead based on a piece of evidence found in the court file.

Travis Frey, 33, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and domestic abuse assault causing injury on Nov. 18. The charges stem from allegations made by his wife. Court documents allege that Frey tied her up with rope on their bed and sexually assaulted her on at least three occasions.

As a result of the charges, a home computer was seized from the Freys residence. Police officers found illegal pictures on the computer and a warrant was issued on Jan. 30 alleging 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

First-degree kidnapping in Iowa is a Class A felony and carries a mandatory life sentence without parole.

But much of the national - and international - attention is focused on a five-page document in the court file titled "Contract of Wifely Expectations."

Frey, who remains free on bond, is alleged to have presented the contract to his wife. The contract outlines how Frey's wife should dress, what she should wear to bed and how she should groom herself.

The contract states that "Good Behavior Days," also referred to as GBDs, could be rewarded when Frey's wife was "totally compliant with everything requested or expected of you, and perform everything with complete and total enthusiasm."

The GBDs could be used to "get out of" doing things requested or expected. However, the contract states that GBDs could also be taken away for noncompliance with the contract.

The contract also states that a portion of the evening will be devoted to "My Time," in which Frey's wife was expected to do "anything and everything" that Frey wanted.

The contract in the court record was not signed.

Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said that he has received numerous interview requests from a wide spectrum of media organizations. On Wednesday, he and Frey's attorney, Bill McGinn, appeared on MSNBC's Rita Cosby Live & Direct.

Wilber also said that he has talked with a producer from Geraldo Rivera's "Geraldo at Large" show and has even been contacted by a television station in Germany called ProSieben. The German station is planning to send a camera crew from their American headquarters in Miami to cover the trial.

Wilber said he understands the salaciousness of the contract, but he is concerned that the media's focus on the contract detracts from the serious nature of the case.

"The frustrating part for me is that this is a real case with serious allegations," Wilber said. "The state and Mr. Frey both deserve a fair trial and I don't want a sideshow atmosphere to take away from the trial."

Wilber said that he has handled high-profile cases in the past, but none have compared to the national media attention this case has received thus far. Expanded media coverage can be tough to handle for attorneys, Wilber said; it can add another level to the case.

"We will focus on the elements of the case that we have to prove, and a breach of contract is not one of them," Wilber said. "This is not a contract dispute, it is a case of kidnapping and domestic abuse. (Frey) presented contractual terms and the victim refused to sign it and then he forced those terms on her against her will."

Frey's kidnapping trial is scheduled for March 14, and court records show that he has pleaded not guilty.