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Posted on 06/13/2002 7:45:35 AM PDT by elcaudillo
A 30-year-old man who investigators say sexually assaulted an 11-year-old Marco Island girl, threatening to kill her during the rape if she told anyone about the attack, was arrested Tuesday night.
Marco police arrested Hicham Rhazouani of of 1786 Dogwood Drive, Marco Island, and charged him with sexual battery of a person under 12, burglary while armed and burglary with assault or battery. He was in custody Wednesday night at the Collier County jail on $200,000 bond, sheriff's officials say.
Police say the rape happened April 9 in the 1000 block of San Marco Road. The name of the victim isn't being published because of the nature of the case.
Arrest reports give this account:
Around 2:45 a.m., the girl said Rhazouani came into her room quietly and awakened her. She said she was half asleep and Rhazouani was whispering to her.
She said she could feel a small knife, which fit into his hand, held to her throat. He'd taken it from his rear pants pocket.
Before he raped her, he asked her how old she was and if she were a virgin. When the girl told him that she'd never had sex, he said, "It won't hurt. I'll be gentle."
He then sexually assaulted her, asking her where she went to school. He kept talking to her, trying to keep her quiet and threatening her by telling her he'd come back and kill her if she told anyone about the rape.
During the police investigation that night, officers learned that a white car had been seen across the street from the house. A Collier sheriff's K-9 tracking dog had picked up a scent in that area, between the girl's house and a house across the street.
Rhazouani had been chased out of the girl's house by a man who lived in the house, but Rhazouani got away, heading toward where the white car was parked.
Police questioned the owner of the house across the street, who said she rented to two foreign exchange students, whom she described as being from Egypt. Police earlier had learned that the girl's attacker was a man with an acdcent.
Last week, police interviewed a friend of Rhazouani who said Rhazouani was often out late at night drinking and hanging out at local bars and also stayed up late on the Internet. The friend also remembered seeing police at the girls home and said Rhazouani was at his home that night.
The friend's description matched that of the one given by the girl and the man who chased the suspect. Police interviewed Rhazouani who said he was staying at the house that night, that he would help and said he was "shocked that this could happen."
On Monday, police showed a photo lineup to the girl and the man who chased her suspected attacker,. Separately, each chose Rhazouani.
On Tuesday, police interviewed Rhazouani who was read his Miranda rights but who decided to talk to investigators.
He said he couldn't have committed the crime because of his religious belief. He was then told that his photo had been picked by the victim.
He then asked to confront them and prove that he is innocent. He kept declaring his innocence and when he was told there were bodily fluids that could be used to determine if he was the attacker, he stopped talking.
Rhazouani, a citizen of Morocco, said he wanted the government to provide him with an attorney and ended the interview.
He is merely following in the footsteps of his beloved "Prophet" (saas).
He then asked to confront them and prove that he is innocent. He kept declaring his innocence and when he was told there were bodily fluids that could be used to determine if he was the attacker, he stopped talking.
Rhazouani, a citizen of Morocco, said he wanted the government to provide him with an attorney and ended the interview.
Incredible. He first tried to claim that his *religious belief*, i.e. Islam, wouldn't let him do this crime. Then he wants to face the 11-year-old victim, and thereby further traumatize her. Then when confronted with the bodily fluids proof, he wants U.S. taxpayers to foot his legal defense for the rape of an American child!
Kill him.
He said he couldn't have committed the crime because of his religious belief.
These Arabs listen to too much TV.(He probably listens to CNN in Morrocco.) They think the American public is really stupid and we are actually believing all the propaganda about Islam on CNN, ABC and the news-press and so this criminal thought the police will just cave in to some BS like his religious belief making him so peaceful and non-violent.
This religious defense only works in France.
Actually, they would probably give her 200 lashes. Then, the man would throw acid in her face when she got out of jail for "disrespecting his family honor."
I live in a mostly Mideastern community in California. All these men look so mean and have "evil-eyes". They have scowls on there faces constantly and usually just bark their commands instead of talk.
There is a lot of truth in what you say.
Kill him.
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Here's an excerpt from that link and yes, this is Islamic law.
A lecturer on Islam affirmed that the victim of rape must produce four witnesses in order to prove her accusation against the rapist.
Four witnesses to a rape. Just think about it. You have a young American daughter and so do I. "Kill him" is right.
Behead him in a public area.. I think on the causeway or maybe even on the meridian of I-75.
Why?
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The new head of the Southern Baptist Convention has defended and endorsed comments highly critical of Islam by one of the convention's past presidents. The Rev. Jack Graham, elected the convention's president on Tuesday, said the Rev. Jerry Vines' comments about Islam were "accurate." "Islam was founded by Muhammad, a demon-possessed pedophile who had 12 wives — and his last one was a 9-year-old girl. And I will tell you, Allah is not Jehovah either. Jehovah's not going to turn you into a terrorist that'll try to bomb people and take the lives of thousands and thousands of people," Mr. Vines, pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., said at a pastors' conference here on Monday. Mr. Graham, of Plano, Texas, said that Mr. Vines' statement "is an accurate statement," and that he would not condemn his colleague. "I will not respond to Dr. Vines' statement, other than to say that anyone who follows any path, who wants to go to heaven, should look carefully at who they're following and what they believe," he said.
Muslims often gang rape women, but I'd doubt that they'd testify against one another.
You are correct, child rapists, regardless of religion, need to die.
Yes, that means they'd have to condemn each other. Either that, or there would be a rape occurring with four witnesses just standing around, or some other ridiculous scenerio. No wonder Muslim males don't take rape seriously, by their teachings it's nearly impossible to prosecute.
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