[samtheman]

First, a homeless child rape suspect turned violent in a Seminole County courtroom.

First, I thought he was talking about a homeless child who was a rape suspect.

Then, I thought he was talking about a person suspected of raping homeless children.

Then, on the third parse, I got what this idiot reporter was trying to say:

the suspect, a homeless man accused raping a child, ...

[ASA Vet]

of?

[Don Corleone]

First, a homeless child rape suspect turned violent in a Seminole County courtroom.

First, I thought he was talking about a homeless child who was a rape suspect.

Then, I thought he was talking about a person suspected of raping homeless children.

Then, on the third parse, I got what this idiot reporter was trying to say:

the suspect, a homeless man, accused of raping a child, ...

Amazing! The idiot newsperson/proofreader who wrote this probably got nothing but "A's" all the way through public school too.

[Graybeard58]

Not only the reporter but the prosecutor as well:

He strangled her so much it left bruises on her face and insect bites all over her body

While I have no sympathy for the rapist, strangling the child did not cause insect bites.

[gitmo]

Yes. It was a very poorly written article. I, too, had to read the thing several times to figure it out.