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FacebookWoman kidnapped, assaulted on walk to church
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 (12:34 p.m.)
Composite sketch of the suspect.
Metro Police today said a man forced a woman walking to church on Sunday into a desert area in the northeastern Las Vegas Valley and assaulted her.
The woman was walking at about 5 a.m. Sunday to a church near Sloan Lane and Lake Mead Drive when the man forced her into the desert, where the sexual assault occurred, police said.
The man is described as 25 to 35 years old and 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, weighing between 215 and 240 pounds with a bald head, police said.
He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap with orange lettering, black sweat pants and a black shirt, police said.
The man may have had a small black and silver semi-automatic handgun at the time of the attack, police said. He is believed to have been driving an older model SUV that was tan in color.
Anyone with information about this man or the crime, or who may have been in the area and observed the suspect, is being asked to call Metro Police's sexual assault section at 828-3421. Or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
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Is he black, mexican or is that dirt on a white guys face? The car is tan colored, how about the rapist?
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What a pig.
No sense in even running the story if they don't tell you his race.
its just like saying "a guy raped a girl today".
Does it matter what race the man is that raped this woman? I mean it's not like were going to catch him and even if they do catch him, the punishment will be minimal. I had a friend who was raped at knifepoint by two guys that later bragged about raping her. They were arrested and confessed and spent a whopping 18 months in prison! Wow..that was really hard. I was raped by 4 men and they were arrested..they confessed and because I had a few beers with my sister, the DA let them go...saying that I would have enough to deal with after being raped by illegals. Nothing happened to these guys and I have to deal with the trauma of being assaulted every night that I go to sleep and dream of them...so who cares what race the man is that raped this woman..he will get away with it..no matter what color he is..
Starrynite7, I'm very sorry about what happened to you. Many people share your experience and your belief that very few of these crimes are ever brought to justice. I send you prayers and truly hope you find peace around this.
I agree with Tokoloshe, If you are trying to find somebody the public should have all the info including the race of the offender. It is ridiculous to leave that information out.