San Diego Rape Suspect Jailed in Evanston, Illinois
A 33-year old man named Steven Richardson was arrested in Evanston, Illinois on August 21st in conjunction with a series of rapes and sexual assaults in San Diego and Illinois.
Prior to making the Thursday arrest, San Diego crime detectives working in conjunction with local police pooled their resources -- including fingerprint evidence, eyewitness testimony, and DNA evidence. According to the reported allegations, Richardson committed five rapes in Southern California between 2000 and 2001 as well as other assault crimes in his native Illinois. All told, he now faces 23 counts, including allegations that he is the “A.M. Rapist,” a sexual assailant who’s M.O. was to break into women’s homes early in the morning and brutalize them.
If convicted of all charges, Richardson faces up to 225 years in prison. The accused is a former Navy officer who was discharged in 2000 after acting “mentally unstable.” Navy officials at the time did not believe he was an imminent threat to anyone. Richardson has a wife and young son; as of this time, his wife has made no public comment regarding the allegations.
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