Rapist loose in Texas

[SueNC]

...raping men. guard your bungs, guys.

Fear grips town as serial rapist stalks men

BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) -- A rapist who has struck at least five times since April in and around Baytown has not only spread fear in this working-class community but also piqued the interest of those who study the criminal mind.

The reason: He preys on other men.

That makes him something of a rarity in the world of crime.

"It's the least prevalent kind of serial rape, and largely underreported," said Jack Levin, a leading criminologist and director of the Brudnick Center on Violence at Northeastern University in Boston.

Levin and other experts say male-on-male rape sometimes stems from sexual encounters gone bad. But that does not appear to be the case with the rapist in this oil-refining town of 70,000 people about 30 miles east of Houston.

Instead, he methodically identifies and stalks young men and attacks them at gunpoint or knife-point in or near their homes, according to police Capt. Roger Clifford. Sometimes he robs his victims, too, but rape appears to be the primary motivation, police said.

"This is certainly of interest, an interesting case," Levin said.

The U.S. Justice Department says one in 33 men in the United States has been a victim of a rape or attempted rape, compared with one in six women. Experts say men are far less likely to report a rape to authorities, because they fear being perceived as weak or see the attack as an assault on their masculinity.

In fact, investigators in Baytown fear there may be other victims of the rapist who are too ashamed to come forward.

"There's a lot of emotional damage that goes with being raped, especially when the victims are men," said Lynn Parrish, a spokeswoman for the National Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. But she added: "The best way to get this rapist off the street is for more people to come forward."

Three of the attacks have occurred in the city, the other two on the outskirts of town. The most recent attack was November 30. Clifford would not give details of the rapes but said at least one victim managed to thwart the attack.

No one has been seriously hurt.

"But it's only going to take one victim who resists enough or in the wrong way until the gun is going to go off, the knife is going to be used, and we're going to have a victim with serious injuries or who's dead," Clifford said.

Criminologists have seen cases of serial killers who raped or otherwise had sex with their male victims -- among them, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer. But psychologically, this is a different phenomenon.

Levin said it is rare for a serial rapist to become a serial killer.

"I think the reason has to do with the absence or presence of a conscience," he said. "A serial rapist is more likely to have a conscience. Otherwise they'd take the life and silence the victim."

Victims have described the Baytown attacker as a clean-shaven black man, 18 to 21 years old, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds, with a shaved head. Police have released a sketch and are working with the FBI's behavioral sciences unit to develop a psychological profile. DNA testing also is under way.

Fliers with the sketch have been circulated around schools and Baytown's Lee College, with an enrollment of about 6,000.

Jay Ali, an 18-year-old who works at the local mall, said he has been spreading the word among friends. "There's a loose psycho running around raping men," he said.

The local paper, The Baytown Sun, has run the sketch and details of the crimes at the top of its front page nearly every day since the most recent attack, and an electronic bulletin board on its Web site is filled with discussion about the rapes.

"I have selfish reasons for wanting this guy caught," Marie W. wrote in a posting December 12. "I have a son who fits this guy's target group. ... I want him off the streets and locked up like yesterday."

 

[MyHatred]

Lord Red Dragon?

 

[fah-q]

Lord Red Dragon?

LOL, that was my first thought too!

 

[SueNC]

it was him.

 

[Hawng]

OMG........the gay raper.

 

[Hell_Awaits]

"There's a lot of emotional damage that goes with being raped, especially when the victims are men,"

Unlike women who can take being raped in stride.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

This guy is going to get a special cell because he will get murdered in prison.

 

[SueNC]

what i'm hearing now is that so far, all the victims who've stepped forward are white, so they're thinking it might be racially motivated [since the rapist is black].

 

[Arg_Hamster]

what i'm hearing now is that so far, all the victims who've stepped forward are white, so they're thinking it might be racially motivated [since the rapist is black].

Soon on DVD: "Cracker asses, black balls - vol. 1 - 4".

 

[fah-q]

what i'm hearing now is that so far, all the victims who've stepped forward are white, so they're thinking it might be racially motivated [since the rapist is black].

I am sorry Sue. I am going to have to disagree with you. There is no way that this is racially motivated. Black people can't be the perpetrators of a hate crime. Only white heterosexuals can. Black people are the victims.
I know this because that is what Al Sharpton said on the Morton Downey Jr. Show. . .

 

[fah-q]

Soon on DVD: "Cracker asses, black balls - vol. 1 - 4".

LMAO.
How about, Slapper in the Crapper or
Weapon of Ass Destruction.

 

[SueNC]

I am sorry Sue. I am going to have to disagree with you. There is no way that this is racially motivated. Black people can't be the perpetrators of a hate crime. Only white heterosexuals can. Black people are the victims.
I know this because that is what Al Sharpton said on the Morton Downey Jr. Show. . .

heh... you're not disagreeing with me. you're disagreeing with the reporter that said this.

i, on the other hand, realize that the only hate crimes ever committed were committed by white, heterosexual males [and to a lesser extent, white, heterosexual females].
only goodness and nobility flows through the veins of the black community.

they say this rapist is black. obviously, he's either half white or just very tan.

 

[Jurched]

I am sorry Sue. I am going to have to disagree with you. There is no way that this is racially motivated. Black people can't be the perpetrators of a hate crime. Only white heterosexuals can. Black people are the victims.
I know this because that is what Al Sharpton said on the Morton Downey Jr. Show. . .

I remember that episode! Was that in 1986 or 1987? That was the episode where Sharpton got into an argument with some light-skin who started shouting "Yo' wrong, brotha! Yo jus' wrong, my brotha!!" and then pushed Al's fuckin fat ass backward, toppling him like a goddamned sack of shit!

I wuz laughin like crazy, and so was the rest of the country!

Jurched

 

[SueNC]

I remember that episode! Was that in 1986 or 1987? That was the episode where Sharpton got into an argument with some light-skin who started shouting "Yo' wrong, brotha! Yo jus' wrong, my brotha!!" and then pushed Al's fuckin fat ass backward, toppling him like a goddamned sack of shit!

I wuz laughin like crazy, and so was the rest of the country!

Jurched

i dont remember that, but i'm of the belief that it should be shown over and over again, every day, as a morale booster to the nation.

 

[fah-q]

I remember that episode! Was that in 1986 or 1987? That was the episode where Sharpton got into an argument with some light-skin who started shouting "Yo' wrong, brotha! Yo jus' wrong, my brotha!!" and then pushed Al's fuckin fat ass backward, toppling him like a goddamned sack of shit!

I wuz laughin like crazy, and so was the rest of the country!

Jurched

You are correct. I don't remember who exactly pushed him but, it was great. Al knew it was coming and went to get up. When he got pushed back into his chair, one of the legs was over the edge of the riser and he somersaulted backwards. Great television.