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Santa Clara County jury convicts Craigslist attacker:

26-year-old Kanari Nelson of San Jose, California was convicted yesterday for the assault and rapes of various craigslist prostitutes. He’s looking at a max of 200 years behind bars. That’s not a misprint. He could be sentenced up to 2 centuries.

Let’s hear from the D.A.

“Anytime this guy wanted to sexually assault somebody, he just had to go online and pick from a menu,” said Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney James Leonard, who won the case.

Craigslist, of course, had no comment but their mouthpiece, Susan Mactavish Best, said there would be a significant announcement about that topic today. I’m all a-flutter wondering what that announcement might be. You don’t think it could be *gasp* that they’re eliminating the erotic services section? Nah. They’d never do that no matter how many women get raped.

Tigard man convicted of Craigslist rapes:

Ronald Marcus Leistiko of Tigard, Oregon was convicted yesterday for raping two craigslist escorts one of which was only 15-years-old. He also supplied alcohol and cocaine to the 15-year-old.

He claimed at trial that he didn’t remember the 25-year-old escort who he tackled and raped after she only agreed to a striptease.

He was acquitted of raping an 18-year-old who placed a personal ad that said she was lonely and wanted to meet men.

Leistiko almost seemingly bragged about all the sex he had through craigslist. I wonder how many of those alleged conquests were victims who didn’t come forward.

He’s looking at 26 years.

Bellevue man charged with rape:

Authorities believe that 27-year-old Sasidhar Vanapalli of Bellevue Washington by way of India is responsible for the rapes of two craigslist escorts.

Police believe that Vanapalli posed as a police officer to force the women into having sex with him.

Since Vanapalli is an Indian national prosecutors have requested that his passport be seized.

Suspected Craigslist Rapist Shoots Self, Police Say:

Back in February I posted about the alleged Maryland craigslist serial rapist.

A person police believe to be that rapist shot himself in the head yesterday in Hyattsville, Maryland, Police believe that 33-year-old Mark Antonio Humphries is the person who has used craigslist in the past to rape at least 9 women, most of who were escorts.

Humphries shot himself in the head when police approached the apartment he was hiding in. Unfortunately he survived the shooting. Scratch that he didn’t survive.

Now that I think about it wouldn’t those escorts who were raped be considered victims?