Aristotle Quadra, a Santa Rosa, CA man, faced a preliminary hearing in Sonoma County Superior Court on charges he kidnapped, then raped a 29 year old woman in from of her 20 month old son. Quadra faces 9 counts from the attack, including rape and kidnapping. He allagadly used handcuffs to bind his victim, then asked her if she would cheat on her boyfriend before raping her. After the rape, he then stabbed her.
Inside the vehicle Quadra paused for about 30 seconds, then said "F--- it" before stabbing the victim, according to testimony at the hearing.
The woman and her son went to the nearby Park View Garden Apartments after Quadra fled on foot, according to Santa Rosa police.
Officer Travis Menke testified he found the woman lying on the ground 2 feet inside the apartment building's entrance. Her clothing was disheveled, her pants' zipper was down and her shirt was open, Menke testified.
The handcuffs, modified with a long chain, were still on one of her wrists, he said. Sanders presented DNA evidence, and Officer Jonathan Wolf testified that a chain with a broken metal link found in Quadra's Mayette Avenue residence matched the chain on the handcuffs.
Quadra, 30, stabbed himself in the stomach with a spear in the kitchen of his home when police served a search warrant two days after the Feb. 7 kidnapping and rape. A witness reported seeing Quadra in the Safeway parking lot on Yulupa Avenue, and the victim was able to provide enough description for police to develop a composite sketch of the suspect.
Deputy Public Defender Barry Collins contested the attempted murder charge against Quadra, but Judge Kenneth Gnoss held Quadra to answer to all felony counts that also include rape, kidnapping, kidnapping to commit rape or robbery, assault, false imprisonment, child cruelty, robbery and threatening a crime.
Quadra's next hearing will be April 25.
(Update 11-23-08) Quadra was found guilty as charged Thursday, November 20 for the attack on the then 29 year old victim. There was no doubt about the rape and kidnapping, but Quadra and his attorney wanted to show that the attack was not premeditated, a finding which would justify the attempted murder charge and an automatic life sentence for it (rape carries life with parole in California), and sentencing enhancements which would make Quadra's life sentences life without any realistic chance of parole.
Another juror said the group talked at length about the meaning of premeditation.
Before reaching a verdict, the jury requested to hear the victim’s testimony again. One juror said she couldn’t digest the information the first time because it was so compelling.
“It was so riveting we couldn’t take out eyes off her,” the juror said. “It’s why we needed to hear it again.”
Sentencing will be set for January 21. Quadra faces life without parole for at least 90 years.
The jury approved all but one sentence enhancement. It said the woman’s injuries in the rape did not rise to the level of great bodily injury, which could have added several years to any sentence.
(Update 1-24-09) The rapist was sentenced to 59 years to life Wednesday the 21st after hearing testimony from the rape victim's parents (the toddler's grandparents).
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To our friend/victim, our thoughts are with you, we love you, may God be with you and your family. big hugs & kisses. Call us if you need anything, Jamie is doing so well and I think she would be great support. Love you!
And to the convict, You will get yours in prison!
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