Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Man 'raped pregnant woman in front of kids'
The man, who cannot be identified, has pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including rape, indecent assault and aggravated burglary.
He attacked six women, aged from 17 to 45, between April 24 and August 17, 2005.
The County Court in Melbourne was told today police had matched samples taken from the victims to the man's DNA.
In four of his attacks he grabbed women as they walked along streets in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
On another occasion he threatened one of his victims after he forced his way into her car and she tried to escape.
The prosecutor said the man told the woman "you bitch, don't try that one on me again, or I'll shoot you".
The court was told the man made some of his victims perform oral sex on him, before he raped or indecently assaulted them.
The prosecutor said the man had humiliated one after she repeatedly refused to perform oral sex.
"Ejaculating in her mouth was humiliating,'' she said.
The man assaulted and robbed a sixth woman, who was pregnant and had two young children with her, after entering her house.
He was arrested two days later on August 19, 2005, after police executed a search warrant on his Melbourne home.
The court was read portions of the Victim Impact Statements from two of the man's victims.
One woman said she went home after the attack and cried in the shower before looking at her face in the mirror.
''(It was) stricken and twisted with grief,'' she said in her statement.
"I feel hopeless. I lost innocence, myself and my life.''
Another victim said she had suffered anxiety attacks and had become withdrawn from her family as she tried to deal with the trauma of being raped.
"I started using drugs as an escape,'' her statement said.
"I still can't walk down the street night or day without thinking someone is behind me.
"I don't wish him dead, but I want him to go through the pain I have.''
The man's lawyer told the court his client was ashamed and remorseful for his actions.
The prosecution argued the court should consider a minimum jail term of between 13 to 17 years.
The man will be sentenced in October.
He attacked six women, aged from 17 to 45, between April 24 and August 17, 2005.
The County Court in Melbourne was told today police had matched samples taken from the victims to the man's DNA.
In four of his attacks he grabbed women as they walked along streets in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
On another occasion he threatened one of his victims after he forced his way into her car and she tried to escape.
The prosecutor said the man told the woman "you bitch, don't try that one on me again, or I'll shoot you".
The court was told the man made some of his victims perform oral sex on him, before he raped or indecently assaulted them.
The prosecutor said the man had humiliated one after she repeatedly refused to perform oral sex.
"Ejaculating in her mouth was humiliating,'' she said.
The man assaulted and robbed a sixth woman, who was pregnant and had two young children with her, after entering her house.
He was arrested two days later on August 19, 2005, after police executed a search warrant on his Melbourne home.
The court was read portions of the Victim Impact Statements from two of the man's victims.
One woman said she went home after the attack and cried in the shower before looking at her face in the mirror.
''(It was) stricken and twisted with grief,'' she said in her statement.
"I feel hopeless. I lost innocence, myself and my life.''
Another victim said she had suffered anxiety attacks and had become withdrawn from her family as she tried to deal with the trauma of being raped.
"I started using drugs as an escape,'' her statement said.
"I still can't walk down the street night or day without thinking someone is behind me.
"I don't wish him dead, but I want him to go through the pain I have.''
The man's lawyer told the court his client was ashamed and remorseful for his actions.
The prosecution argued the court should consider a minimum jail term of between 13 to 17 years.
The man will be sentenced in October.
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