Posted on 01/28/2006 1:03:44 PM PST by Cagey
TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa man convicted in federal court of drugging and raping nine young men was sentenced to the maximum 200 years in prison Friday.
Two of the victims of Steven Lorenzo ended up dead, and he is likely to face murder charges in state court later.
"I hope that he never sees the light of day again," said U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara after the sentencing.
A jury in November found Lorenzo, 46, guilty of slipping the date rape drug, GHB, into the drinks of all nine victims and then sexually torturing them at his home.
Michael Wachholtz and Jason Galehouse, both 26, were killed. The other seven victims all testified about meeting Lorenzo at bars and either losing track of their drinks or having Lorenzo serve them drinks before they lost consciousness.
The men woke up naked and in pain, some remembering bondage or forced sex, and others having almost no memory of what happened.
Lorenzo's attorney argued that the sex acts were consensual.
Prosecutors said Lorenzo teamed up with Scott Schweickert, a Chicago man he met online, to fulfill their ultimate fantasy by killing Wachholtz and Galehouse.
Galehouse was killed and dismembered by Schweickert and Lorenzo on Dec. 19, 2003, after the three engaged in sex, an indictment said. Schweickert told federal agents he and Lorenzo cut up the body, put the pieces in garbage bags and scattered them in trash bins throughout the city.
The next night, Lorenzo and Schweickert allegedly drugged, raped and killed Wachholtz, wrapping him a bed sheet and leaving him in his Jeep, according to the indictment. The vehicle was discovered Jan. 6, 2004.
Investigators found on Lorenzo's computer hundreds of thousands of images, including photographs of Wachholtz's dead body taken at Lorenzo's house hours after he was last seen.
Galehouse's DNA was found in a large pool of blood in the dirt beneath the cobblestone floor of Lorenzo's garage.
Schweickert will face a federal trial later.
His soul is most likely in the posession of the devil, but it can still be saved, by the grace of God.
What's wrong with wishing that he burn in Hell?
Democrat-Clinton judge..... I hope he gets shanked before his next trial to save the taxpayers money.
Wow, in Florida? You don't say? I'm shocked.
Like I said, he has to answer to justice for his crimes, but he can still be saved. If we wish him to burn in hell, we give aid and comfort to the devil. We should, instead, pray that the power of God intervene in his life, so that his soul may live again.
A really bad one. Why in God's name did this fiend not get the death penalty?
He has not been tried yet for any capital crimes. I imagine he will be and then hopefully, he'll get the death sentence.
Lorenzo, 46, was found guilty on nine counts of administering GHB, a central nervous system depressant, with the intent of committing violence, and one count of conspiring to distribute GHB.
Steven Lorenzo smirked as he was sentenced in federal court on Friday.
Galehouse was killed and dismembered by Schweickert and Lorenzo on Dec. 19, 2003, after the three engaged in sex
yeah, it was the dismemberment part that wasn't quite consensual.
For that matter, what's wrong in wishing him a little on-earth karmic payback? I sure wouldn't mind if this sick @#%& got a taste of his own medicine, except this time he's on the catching end.
It is in God's hands. God's will WILL be done. I don't know how to pray for someone; I don't know God's will.
this is in Florida? why not the death penalty?
I agree, however I'd like to arrange a face to face sit down God so they can work this out.
It's harder to get in fed court, although this should have been state.
You have to read the entire article. Or, just scroll through the thread.
And, I've too often done neither myself.
Ok, I have a question. Could this be considered a hate crime, or would one of the victims actually have to be gay for it to be a hate crime? How is it you can kill a gay man for being gay and it is considered a hate crime, but if you commit homosexual rape against a straight man, then kill him, it isn't a hate crime?
I remember JEREMEY DURKHEISING.
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