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February 10, 2006
Rapist Disguised As Cop Kidnaps Girl ... Right Outside My Apartment Building! WTF?
Fake Cop Kidnaps Med Student
by Jen Chung
Dated February 8, 2006
SOURCE: The Gothamist
A woman who had just picked up coffee from an East Village Dunkin' Donuts [on 2nd Ave. by 11st Street - AA] was forced into a car by a man posing as a police officer. She managed to escape when police pulled over Richard Padilla's car - he had cut off their car at 119th Street and 2nd Avenue - yelling that he had raped her. Padilla had told the woman he had a gun and kept her captive in his car from 6AM - 8:30AM Monday morning as he drove to a number of spots to sexually assault her. While he was charged with kidnapping, committing a criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and criminal possession of marijuana, Padilla was also wearing a sweater that the letters "NYSP" - New York State Police. The lawyer for Padilla, who was convicted to sexual assault in 1987, said, "He hasn't been arrested for 19 years. He's entitled to some bail." - alas, he was not. [Good. I hope they execute him. - AA]
For the full article, click here.
Posted by andrewanissi at February 10, 2006 01:08 AM