Rape victim sets up alleged assailant's arrest

[Midnight Mike]

Rape victim sets up alleged assailant's arrest
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
(California)

(08-28) 14:27 PDT ALAMEDA COUNTY - An Alameda County rape victim pretended to befriend her attacker - going so far as to set up a job interview for him - as part of a ploy to seek revenge, but later decided against vigilante justice and settled for arranging his arrest, authorities said today.

When the 47-year-old woman's alleged assailant showed up at a coffee shop the day after the attack for his job interview, sheriff's deputies took him into custody.

Howard Moore, 24, of San Leandro, was arrested on suspicion of rape, sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.

The woman, who works as a real-estate agent, was showing a home in Alameda County to a prospective buyer Aug. 16 when the prospective buyer attacked her, Nelson said. He declined to say where the incident happened because that could identify the victim.

The assailant choked the woman, raped and robbed her, Nelson said.

During the attack, the woman started to befriend him "in attempt to gain his trust," Nelson said.

She told him she wasn't going to call the police and would try to help him, Nelson said. She even went as far as to promise to arrange a job interview for a security or bodyguard position for the man the following day, Nelson said.

The woman later told investigators that she had set up the interview so "she could exact vigilante justice on him," Nelson said. "The victim was afraid the suspect would not be sent to prison for the crime."

She ultimately decided to call the sheriff at the urging of a relative who used to work as a police officer, Nelson said.

When he showed up for the supposed job interview at a Starbucks in Hayward, Moore was met by sheriff's deputies, Nelson said.

Moore was recently released from state prison after serving 18 months for robbery, Nelson said.

[cancidas]

now, did she really want to give the guy the job or was she smart enough just to use that as a ploy to get him bagged? stockhold syndrome anyone?

[NYCMedic]

now, did she really want to give the guy the job or was she smart enough just to use that as a ploy to get him bagged? stockhold syndrome anyone?

Is that similar to STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?

[cancidas]

wow, and the D and M keys are nowhere near each other. i think i need to resign amidst these allegations of neglegence. :roll: :mrgreen:

[NYCMedic]

Resignation? Have you been tapping someone's foot in the mens room?

[T-Bird76]

The story clearly says it was a ploy to gain his trust so he wouldn't commit any further harm to her. Its not a stockholm syndrome at all, she was just smart. I wonder though what kind of revenge she was looking to seek on him? That raises an eyebrow a bit as to whether or not she was going to take the law into her own hands.