MANASSAS, Va. — A Connecticut man accused of being the “East Coast Rapist” in a series of assaults over more than a decade from Rhode Island to Virginia was sentenced to life in prison Friday.
The three life terms, plus 80 years, imposed on Aaron Thomas of New Haven, Conn., followed his guilty plea last year in Manassas for abducting three teenage trick-or-treaters and raping two of them on Halloween 2009 in Prince William County.
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, two of Thomas’ victims testified that they have forgiven him for the attacks. One of the victims made clear, though, that despite the forgiveness she still believed Thomas should never be allowed out of prison.
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2 comments:
I heard a local Liberal/Obama voter, saying that he was just a poor guy that needed love and understanding, he was unappreciated, and needed validation on his worth and it was not his fault, but his lack of good oppertunities, bla, bla, bla....
Dam shame that we cannot put him to death.
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