H.I.T. Self Defense

Here is another success story about a woman who fought back during an attempted sexual assault - and the ‘perp’ was caught. This story hits home as we’ve followed this guy over his long string of attacks.

Be sure to note towards the end of the news story: this guy was caught because the intended victim fought back. From other news accounts, she yelled, kicked and scratched this guy: kudos to this woman. She did whatever she had to do to ‘REMOVE’ herself from the situation and flee. Again, I want to make this clear: it’s your decision to resist or not to resist during a sexual assault or attempted abduction. However, if you do not resist, the attack will occur.

Another interesting point of this case: this guy was a father of two and a business owner in the community. From all accounts, he was a nice guy. Sometimes we forget that these predators come in all forms. Sometimes they are our neighbors or the guy who gives us coffee in the morning.

Refer to blog post(s): http://www.hitselfdefense.com/blog/hit-alert-possible-serial-rapist-sexually-assaults-another-woman
http://www.hitselfdefense.com/blog/hit-news-hit-teaches-at-emergency-meeting-about-serial-rapist

Details Emerge About Sex-Assault Suspect (Name withheld) arrested in connection to case on Wednesday

By ERIC S. PAGE and H. MARTIN

Updated 9:50 AM PDT, Fri, Jul 3, 2009
Related Topics: Thomas James Parker

The suspect wanted in a string of sexual assaults may now be behind bars, said San Diego police officers.

DNA evidence has linked a 39-year old Tierrasanta dad and Little Italy businessman to a string of sexual assault going back to June 2008, according to police.

(Name Withheld) was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly tried to assault a women in the Escala Condominium Complex in Mission Valley.

On Thursday afternoon, police said DNA matches linked (name withheld) to three of six attacks — not including what occurred Wednesday — spread out over a 13-month period.

“Once the suspect was taken into custody, our lab started the DNA testing process late last night, and this afternoon they were able to give us the result and match the suspect to the series,” San Diego police Capt. Jim Collins said Thursday.

“Suffice it to say — (name withheld), unless he has an identical twin — is, in fact, the source of the DNA found in these cases,” said Mike Grubb, the San Diego Police Department crime-lab manager.

A suspect description and other evidence ties (name withheld) to all seven incidents, according to investigators.

(Name withheld) followed all the women home and approached them in their garages, then used zip ties to bind his victim, police said. He is also accused of threatening to rape all the women; he did not follow through on all of those threats, however, police said.

According to a neighbor who talked with Wednesday’s victim, the suspect tried to shut the garage door after he followed her inside, but the woman fought back, kicking and screaming, and managed to re-open the door and flee. That got the attention of the neighbor, who chased the suspect across busy Friars Road.

An off-duty Border Patrol agent saw what was happening, intervened and arrested the suspect.

(Name withheld) neighbors said he is known as “Jim” and is a family man who is married with two kids. They said he has lived in his Tierrasanta home for three years. He is the owner of the It’s a Grind coffeehouse in Little Italy. The shop was closed early Wednesday after employees were ordered home and investigators searched for clues.

(Name withheld) remains in jail Thursday on a series of charges. His bail has been set at more than $5 million.

By the way, I was just up in the Smokey Mountains camping. Interesting how similar the instructions are for evading a bear attack and evading a sexual assault. Stay tuned for my next post.

Stay safe.

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