Supposedly, its about dominance and violence.
And I love the quote about "nobody has been seriously hurt."
I can barely go to my urologist for my prostate checkup.
Because rape is NOT about sex, it is about power.
It's the same reason that men (who seem 'normal' and could probably get a date w/ a woman) rape women...it's about power and feeling dominant.
Because it's not really about sex?
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.
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