(Original Post 5-18-08)Robert Gnade, a 42 year old man from Troy, Missouri, was convicted on 2 counts of rape and felonious restraint for raping and torturing a 19 year old acquaintance last summer. He offered to give her a ride to pick up prescriptions, but took his victim to a shed owned by his parents in rural Lincoln County and raped and tortured her.
Police say Gnade had a duffel bag in his vehicle that contained handcuffs, rope, and sex toys. Instead of taking the woman to a pharmacy, he took her to a shed on his parents' rural Lincoln County property.There, he handcuffed her to the ceiling of a shed, beating her with a belt, police say.
As he beat her, he told her he would stop the beating if she would agree to have sex with him, police say. When she repeatedly refused, he raped her several times.In a released statement, Lincoln County Sheriff Dan Torres said, "This is an especially egregious crime because it is associated with unimaginable brutality that goes far beyond just a sexual assault."
The woman told family members what happened and Gnade was arrested a short time later. Prosecutors are trying Gnade for 10 other counts of sodomy involving victims between 1977 and 1989.
Police say Gnade had a duffel bag in his vehicle that contained handcuffs, rope, and sex toys. Instead of taking the woman to a pharmacy, he took her to a shed on his parents' rural Lincoln County property.There, he handcuffed her to the ceiling of a shed, beating her with a belt, police say.
As he beat her, he told her he would stop the beating if she would agree to have sex with him, police say. When she repeatedly refused, he raped her several times.In a released statement, Lincoln County Sheriff Dan Torres said, "This is an especially egregious crime because it is associated with unimaginable brutality that goes far beyond just a sexual assault."
The woman told family members what happened and Gnade was arrested a short time later. Prosecutors are trying Gnade for 10 other counts of sodomy involving victims between 1977 and 1989.
(Update 7-11-08)
Gnade was sentenced to 14 years in prison, a sentence which his victim, who is currently attending counseling, said wasn't enough.
"I'm scared to walk by myself," she said. I'm scared to be by myself. It's very terrifying for me."
Gnade's attorney, public defender Gary Grunick, said a pre-sentence report prepared by Probation and Parole officers recommended a sentence of 3 years in prison if there were aggravating circumstances. He asked for the three-year sentence and said his client had no prior felony or misdemeanor convictions. The first of the remaining three cases against Gnade is scheduled for trial on Oct. 28.
Gnade's attorney, public defender Gary Grunick, said a pre-sentence report prepared by Probation and Parole officers recommended a sentence of 3 years in prison if there were aggravating circumstances. He asked for the three-year sentence and said his client had no prior felony or misdemeanor convictions. The first of the remaining three cases against Gnade is scheduled for trial on Oct. 28.
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