The police in Australia have arrested and charged a mentally deranged 20-year-old man, Joel Russo, after he
pounced on a 16-year-old girl and raped her in broad daylight.
Russo who was granted
parole after serving less than 12 months in prison for armed robbery, was said
to be lurking in the women’s bathroom at the Caulfield Plaza mall and then on a
college campus.
At about 8 am. he went
outside and grabbed a female jogger before allowing her to go. A few minutes
later, he grabbed a 16-year-old girl, put his hand over her mouth and told her
to shut up or face death.
The girl screamed as
Russo raped her. The girl was found laying on her back and crying by a male
runner who stopped and asked her what was going on.
Russo who has 17
convictions for armed robberies, pleaded guilty to one count of rape and two
counts of attempted murder and was jailed for five years.
Russo was diagnosed with
a mild intellectual disability and told the police that he had been hearing
voices in his head since childhood, but a psychiatrist did not believe he was
psychotic.
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