Commentary for Avodah Zarah 45:2
ומנא תימרא דשאני בין לכתחלה בין לדיעבד דתנן לא תתייחד אשה עמהם מפני שחשודין על העריות ורמינהו האשה שנחבשה בידי עובדי כוכבים ע"י ממון מותרת לבעלה ע"י נפשות אסורה לבעלה
And from where do we know that a difference is made between ab initio and ex post facto? From the following: We have learned: A woman should not be alone with them, because they are suspected of fornication; and against this they cast the following: A woman who had been imprisoned by non-Jews in connection with monetary matters, is permissible to her husband, but if on a capital charge, she is forbidden to her husband.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud tries to use two seemingly contradictory mishnayot to demonstrate that there is a difference between ab initio, when we are not concerned for sexual misconduct, and ex post facto, where we are not concerned. Ab initio a woman should not be alone with non-Jews — we fear that they will rape her But ex post facto, if she was alone with them because she was imprisoned for monetary matters, then she is still permitted to her husband. We are not concerned that she willingly had sex with them (which would cause her to be prohibited to her husband, even if he is not a priest).
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