Woman raped by stranger and then arrested by cops.

[Qacer]

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A woman who says she was raped during Saturday's Gasparilla Parade was herself arrested after police said they found she had an outstanding warrant.

The woman, a 21-year-old college student, said she was walking away from the parade about 1:30 p.m. when a man grabbed her, took her behind some bushes, and raped her.

The woman called police, who took her to a clinic and then arrested her because she had an outstanding warrant from Sarasota County. The charge was failure to appear on a grand theft accusation when she was 17.

The woman's attorney said she thought she had taken care of the charge and was surprised it was still outstanding.

Tampa police are investigating the circumstances of her arrest.

"We're always very concerned about a victim," said Tampa Police Department spokeswoman Laura McElroy. "And it's very important that we always have compassion for victims. So the fact that she ended up in the Hillsborough County Jail has left us with a lot of questions about exactly how this unfolded."

The victim also said a nurse supervisor at the jail would not give her the "morning after" pill that she had received at the clinic.

The pill, which prevents pregnancy, must be taken in two doses. The woman took one pill, but said she was denied the second pill by a nurse supervisor at the jail.

"The supervisor said the morning after pill was against her, the supervisor's, religion and refused to dispense it," the alleged victim's mother said.

The pill can be taken up to 72 hours after a rape or sexual intercourse, but pregnancy becomes more likely the longer after the encounter the pill is taken.

A judge initially denied bond, but the woman has since been released on bail.

In accordance with Bay News 9's crime guidelines, we are not naming the woman because she is a victim of a sex crime.

UPDATE 1: Here is a link to the victim's arrest record and picture: Record Link

 

[NaOH]

First to say, OWNED

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
First to say, OWNED

Dude, that response is rediculous. I pray to god that you never have to deal with a rape that hits close to home.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The topic title made it read like she was raped by cops and then arrested by the same group.

 

[dbk]

:|

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
The topic title made it read like she was raped by cops and then arrested by the same group.

exactly, misleading title imo

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
First to say, OWNED

First to say, you're an idiot.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
The topic title made it read like she was raped by cops and then arrested by the same group.

That's what I thought. Do high schools still teach English? Or is that not PC?

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
First to say, OWNED

First to say, you're an idiot.

2nd, actually. I'll be third.

 

[Qacer]

Well, edited. I was biased when I wrote the title because I had read the story beforehand.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Qacer
Well, edited. I was biased when I wrote the title because I had read the story beforehand.

That's a first.

 

[Qacer]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Qacer
Well, edited. I was biased when I wrote the title because I had read the story beforehand.

That's a first.

Well, yeah. It made sense to me that she was raped (not by cops) and then later on arrested. I should've "uncliffed" the title.

 

[olds]

So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

The mental image from that one made me literally laugh out loud!

 

[BobDaMenkey]

An unfortunate series of events, but she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest, so away she went. Would have happened if she had gotten pulled over because her brake lights were out, or if she was given a ticket for J-Walking.

 

[CrazyShiz]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

Oh hell no. He should rot in jail AND be denied the Morning After pill. God knows the murder of over 3,000 people is equivalent to stealing...


Please think before you speak.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: CrazyShiz

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

Oh hell no. He should rot in jail AND be denied the Morning After pill. God knows the murder of over 3,000 people is equivalent to stealing...


Please think before you speak.

I don't think that's possible.

 

[dbk]

I think the most interesting part of the article is the denial of the pill.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: CrazyShiz

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

Oh hell no. He should rot in jail AND be denied the Morning After pill. God knows the murder of over 3,000 people is equivalent to stealing...


Please think before you speak.

So now we have degrees of law breaking? Who sets that standard?

 

[moshquerade]

talk about a bad day and then some :Q

 

[TheVrolok]

Absolutely horrible of this poor woman to be the victim of a rape, by far one of the worst crimes in existence. Additionally bad that the nurse would not dispense the woman's day after pill. Sure, I can understand it being against the religion of the nurse, but then she should step aside and let someone without such views dispense the pill. That was just a bit silly. As far as the woman then getting arrested? I don't see a problem with it, 4 years to clear up grand theft and she didn't? Oops, gotta pay the piper at some point.

 

[Tylanner]

against her religion?

that bitch is honestly the scum of the earth.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: CrazyShiz

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
So, if Bin Laden were raped we should let him go?

Oh hell no. He should rot in jail AND be denied the Morning After pill. God knows the murder of over 3,000 people is equivalent to stealing...


Please think before you speak.

i would make him OD in morning after pills

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: dbk
I think the most interesting part of the article is the denial of the pill.

Exactly

 

[Tylanner]

holy wrong thread