Man gets 178 years for rape of military men

[unhappycamper]

Man gets 178 years for rape of military men
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Mar 1, 2008 8:31:20 EST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man convicted in the rape of three military men and a boy has been sentenced to 178 years to life in prison.

Oliver Newell, 30, was convicted in November of 12 felonies, including kidnapping and sexual assault, in the rapes of two Air Force Academy cadets, a Fort Carson soldier and a 14-year-old boy. The assaults happened in July, September and December of 2006.

“I don’t know where all this started, or how it came about,” said 4th Judicial District Judge J. Patrick Kelly in sentencing Newell Friday. “But hearing the evidence and observing the victims it was, quite frankly, despicable. ... The effects on these victims won’t go away any time soon.”

One of the victims attempted suicide and is now in a wheelchair.

Prosecutors said the two cadets were picked up at a downtown bar in July 2006 and were either drugged or too drunk when Newell took them to his house. One man testified that he woke up while Newell was performing oral sex on him, while another victim told jurors Newell attempted to sodomize him.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/03/ap_militaryrape_030108/

[flor de jasmim]

1. 178 years for rape of men, and for rape of women??!!

[Sal Minella]

2. Well, sometimes the court says "You shouldn't do that," which is pretty harsh

because we all know the woman was prolly asking for it.

[ixion]

3. and what did that military person get for raping a girl in Japan? a few months, I believe

the hypocrisy is staggering.

[aquart]

4. Yup. Raping a guy is a crime. A woman? Not so much.

[Jack 4 Ohio]

5. Any rape must be prosecuted & punished. But the punishment must fit the crime nt