Posted on 12/09/2007 6:49:58 AM PST by Daffynition
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- First, a homeless child rape suspect turned violent in a Seminole County courtroom. Then he was forced to wear a mask on his face to keep him from spitting, before the jury returned a guilty verdict late Thursday afternoon.
Antonio Rosales is accused of raping a 10-year-old girl. Before court could even begin Thursday, a judge had to decide if Rosales was competent to stand trial after a violent outburst Wednesday.
After a brief hearing Thursday, Rosales told a judge he wanted to be left out of the courtroom because he said he might lash out again. Initially, a team of deputies brought 41-year-old Antonio Rosales into the courtroom wearing a bizarre mesh head-covering and a mask. Authorities said they put it on him after he threatened to spit at people.
It was the second strange scene in two days. Wednesday afternoon, Rosales erupted in the courtroom as prosecutor Anna Valentini made her closing argument.
The illegal immigrant from Guatemala is on trial for the attempted murder and sexual battery of a 10-year-old girl in Casselberry in 2003. A court appointed doctor said Rosales was insulted by the allegation he's a child molester.
"This is someone who told me that was he is insulted," court-appointed doctor Jeffrey Danziger said.
Despite the outburst, the judge found Rosales competent to continue his trial. During that hearing, extra deputies surrounded Rosales, who promised to behave.
But, before the jury returned, Rosales asked to stay out of the courtroom so he wouldn't hear the same disturbing details of how prosecutors say he pulled a girl into the woods and tried to kill her four years ago.
"He strangled her so much it left bruises on her face and insect bites all over her body," Anna Valentini said in court Thursday.
Late Thursday afternoon, the jury returned a guilty verdict against Rosales on charges of kidnapping, attempted murder and sexual battery after deliberating for around two hours. Rosales faces a mandatory life sentence, but has to stand trial for murder in Arizona.
Better!!
Thank you, very fitting.
There’s a video of this creep at the link.
I wouldn’t put it past ‘authorities’ to deport the monster.
We MUST gain control of our borders!
I kinda like the old, old methods.
Bury the perp on the beach, up to his neck.
Make it far enough from the tide so that it will take hours before the tide comes in, and so that the water will only reach to eye level.
Just to make it interesting, there should also be a lot of sandcrabs spread around.
I hope he gets the death penalty and dies.
If he’s deported, he’ll continue to rape and murder elderly women and little girls.
How about a tube of RTV silicon sealant? Easy to carry, easy to use...
That could be a messy enterprise. You’d have to seal 3 holes for it to be effective; in the process, rapid biting could occur.
: )
>>”If he’s deported, he’ll continue to rape and murder elderly women and little girls.”<<
Of course he will - he will walk accross our open border and continue doing what he loves to do - in the US.
It seems a lot of illegal criminals are just deported after they get out of prison - only to come right back and repeat their offenses.
Why is there even such a thing as ‘deportation’ without a secure border? It’s the dumbest thing I ever heard of. (Or is it a ‘smart’ move for the Administration’s plans for the future of our country?)
I'll take "Administrative "Smart" moves for $100, Alex".
No, never been on one yet.
But if they’re going to complain about ‘not having lunch’, I’d call them children, sit back down and come up with a vote.
[”He strangled her so much it left bruises on her face and insect bites all over her body,” Anna Valentini said in court Thursday. ]
Huh? What does being strangled have to do with insect bites? Or even bruises on the ‘face’?
[Amazing! The idiot newsperson/proofreader who wrote this probably got nothing but “A’s” all the way through public school too.]
And “J” skool two.
I'd be interested to know how strangling causes insect bites.
That would be the way of a quick ending ...I think that just living in mortal fear for the rest of his life would be a better punishment.
Noted in post #1 ... the Pulitzer for this reporter is in the mail.
bump for publicity
Five words of how to deal with that waste of flesh...
Killed while attempting to Escape.
Do I like it or agree with it? Not really, but to put all (or most of) the blame on him is a bit much and not being realistic since the problem has existed, and was untouched, by approximately 30 of his predecessors.
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