Another article includes the sketch:
So does he have a "shaved head" or not?
Posted on 12/26/2006 12:56:01 PM PST by presidio9
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 knifepoint 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 Nov. 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 Dec. 12. "I have a son who fits this guy's target group. ... I want him off the streets and locked up like yesterday."
However, there is a clear distinction between how the law defines rape and the motivation of the rapist in committing the act. You are arguing the former aspect of rape and others are arguing the latter; both are valid.
I think what others are pointing out is the rapist seeks above all to dominate and humiliate the victim, and uses sex as a means to increase the humiliation of the victim far in excess of what simple assault inflicts. But sex is not the primary motivator for rapists, otherwise they would simply engage in a consensual arrangement involving rape fantasy.
This is taking place in TEXAS. A lot of people carry in Texas. It won't be long at all before the perp attacks the wrong guy and has his head blown off.
You've taken a few hits here but I actually agree with you.
By repeating the well-worn, "rape isn't about sex" I think we overlook some key things.
1) "date rape" which can involve anything from a man going just a bit too far or "not stopping" when already engaged in intercourse. Often, these suspects don't fit the typical profile and don't engage in any violence or other act of humiliation of the victim. In many cases these days, women are plied with drink or slipped drugs in order to lower or eliminate their resistance.
That is CLEARLY as case of rape being about sex. IN that instance, the rape is the method by which sex is obtained but it isn't the goal. There are probably some 'date rapists' who have only done it once or think that because the girl is extremely drunk and they're drunk that it's OK.
Technically speaking, since we consider a certain age of minor to always be a rape victim (even if the offender doesn't know the age,) you could say that's about sex and not domination also.
It also depends on the MO of the rapist. In many cases, it probably is a perversion though certainly there are criminals out there who do it more as a delivery method for humiliation and degradation but rape IS inextricably linked with sex, particularly penetration. That's why grabbing parts is a different crime than penetration.
Indeed. It reeks of --> HOAX <-- because it doesn't fit existing profiles (e.g. the rapist doesn't kill his male victims, attacks them in their homes where they have the highest chance of being armed in Texas, etc.).
...and there appears to be no DNA...certainly no DNA matches (even rape with a condom being worn leaves DNA, by the way)... which if this turns out to be real would mean that the perp has no prior convictions...
...which is again outside the profile of someone so aggressive as to be doing daylight home invasion rapes of men.
So I'd rate "HOAX" as the number 1 possibility, but if true rather than a hoax, a foreign perp would almost be required to fit the "no DNA match" profile. Since Baytown is on the Houston Ship Channel, I'd suspect a foreign commerce sailor.
>>>"no one had been seriously hurt">>>>
Yeah! Easy for this reporter to say!
Ask a woman and she will tell you that "Rape is not about sex, it is about power." This particular twist gets off on having and exercising power over another man. I disagree about the "serial killer" being substantially different from a serial rapist. I would think that this guy will become more dangerous as the thrill fades and would at some point start killing to keep his buzz going.
Lets hope he hits on someone with a CCW soon and his string runs out.
Regards,
GtG
You are correct, The pathology for both is very similar.
Translation: "Pesky victims who refuse to submit are the real cause of violent crime."
You are saying it's about sex. It's not. It's about domination and humiliation. Complete control. Profaning the most intimate/sacred thing about a person. Total destruction.
Homosexuality is about sex. Deviant sex.
But it would also be inaccurate to say rape is purely sexual in motivation, because many rapists find themselves impotent in the commission of the act--which may infuriate them so much that these are the ones who kill their victims.
Good enough. You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
"If you've some idea or evidence otherwise please let me know."
"Just about everyone on this thread knows what rape is ... except you. Just because you have homegrown theories that make you feel warm and fuzzy doesn't make them true."
Thank you for responding to this freeper, I dare not for what I have to say would get me banned. Two of my relatives were victims of rape, one had not even hit puberty, the other was quite elderly. There is no way I can see either of those rapes being about sex, if someone can see either of those examples (let alone ANY rape) as being about sex, I believe that individual is on the road to perversion along with all rapists.
Another article includes the sketch:
So does he have a "shaved head" or not?
He must have a wee willy or johnson jr.
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