What was she wearing? He was just expressing himself artistickly right? Did he come from a divorced home?
Authorities believe the suspect in the rape of a developmentally disabled woman was riding the buses looking for potential victims.
The woman, 18, was raped for 10 minutes on the 217 Metro Bus. She was going home from school when the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Portions of the rape were captured on a surveillance camera and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials arrested a suspect, Kerry Trotter, Friday morning just hours after releasing still photos of the alleged attacker.
Authorities said Trotter, 20, is a parolee and a transient who had previously been investigated on suspicion of sexual assault.
"It was a crime of opportunity," said sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott. "Unfortunately, [the victim] was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He followed her onto the bus and assaulted her."
Scott added that detectives believed Trotter rode the buses looking for victims.
In this week's incident, both the suspect and the victim got onto the bus about 5 p.m. at the corner of La Cienega and Jefferson boulevards, near the new Expo Line rail station.
Sheriff's officials said they doubt the bus driver or the passengers on the bus knew what was happening.
"He immediately went to her and began the assault," Scott said. "…The suspect had his back to the front of the bus. People generally think of a rape as some kind of attack where someone's thrown down. Its not always the case."
"The victim did not scream," he added. "The victim told our detective that she was shocked, and didn't know what to do, and was in fear of her safety and her life."
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-culver-city-bus-assault,0,6529916.story
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