RCMP, New Westminister BC police seek suspects in HIV infection cases

The RCMP and local authorities are seeking two men who they suspect have had sexual contact with women without revealing their HIV+ status. On May 19, 2010, Mounties charged Adam Rollo with aggravated assault on a woman for sexual contact with a woman despite knowing he had been HIV positive since 2003. Corporal Peter DeVries has the following to say about Rollo.

 Since the North Vancouver RCMP last notified the public, four additional women have come forward and provided enough evidence for investigators to recommend four more charges of aggravated assault against Mr. Rollo. Police are awaiting crown counsel’s response to the recommendations. Mr. Rollo is currently under court imposed conditions that require him to disclose to any potential partners the fact that he carries the HIV virus. Investigators want talk to all potential victims and witnesses in this case.

New Westminster Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 38 year old man who they fear has traveled to Eastern Canada to have sex with more unsuspecting women without disclosing his HIV+ status. Bongani Nyoni is accused of having sex with 3 women while concealing his status.

 New Westminster Crown Counsel has issued a Canada wide warrant for Nyoni’s arrest as it is believed he may have travelled to eastern Canada. The offences date back to May of 2006 and investigators are concerned that Nyoni may continue to engage in intimate relations with females without disclosing his medical condition.

The contact person for the Adam Rollo case is Corporal Doug Trousdell of the North Vancouver RCMP who is handling the file. You can call him at 604-990-7491. Refer to file 2010-13171.

Cook County, IL press release - Chicago female sex offender captured, imprisoned

One of Cook County’s Most Wanted has been apprehended and sentenced, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday [June 24, 2010]. Tyreka Simms, 23, whose last known address was the 1500 block of West Marquette in Chicago, is accused of sexually molesting her 18-year-old mentally disabled relative in 2004. The victim contracted gonorrhea as a result of Simms’ assault. At the time, the victim’s family agreed to a sentence of 30 months sex offender probation.

On May 5th, 2008, a warrant was issued for Simms’ arrest after she violated probation and fled her home without notification. Simms’ mugshot and information was placed on the sheriff’s website as one of Cook County’s Most Wanted.

Based on a nationwide alert, Louisiana authorities apprehended Simms and returned her to Chicago on June 14th. On June 23, she was sentenced to one year imprisonment on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and four counts of criminal sexual abuse/can’t consent.

Simms will be transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections to fulfill the remainder of her sentence. She has received 303 days credit for time served while in jail in 2008.

Serial rapist who absconded from halfway house caught, sentenced for breach of conditions

(Original Post 10-25-09)
A serial rapist and attacker of women is being sought on a Canada-wide warrant by the RCMP after absconding from a Calgary, AB halfway house. Dean Robert Zimmerman, 44, is believed to be heading back to the Abbottsford, BC area from Calgary.

According to RCMP Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, “Zimmerman has ties to both the British Columbia Interior and the Lower Mainland and there is a likelihood that he could attempt to reach these areas.”

Calgary police expect Zimmerman to offend again, citing his long history of sexual and physical assaults against women. Const. Jason Bobrowich, with the Calgary Police Service high risk offender unit, says that  "It's totally a matter of when; it's not even if. Eventually, he will come into contact with a female and he will target them. Past behaviour is a predictor of future behaviour."

Zimmenman was released to a halfway house under a curfew after serving 40 months of a prison sentence for sexual assault and forcible confinement. The victim was a 24 year old Edmonton, AB woman. The three Canada-wide warrants he's wanted on include two breach of release conditions, and a fraud charge. Authorities believe that this was always Zimmerman's plan.

Bobrowich says that "I don't think it was his intention ever to stay in the Calgary area and be monitored by us for two years. Probably he worked out as much as he could while in jail."

Zimmerman's sexual criminal history began in 1995, when he served three years for the rape of a Abbottsford, BC woman. It was there that his second wife met him, despite the rape conviction and despite the ongoing marraige to another woman.

The second wife found out just how much of a criminal Zimmerman was in June 1998, when near Mission, BC he beat her, while pregnant, and allegedly raped her at knifpoint in a tent over a 12 hour period. In 2001, a jury convicted him of physical assault and obstruction of justice, bur acquitted him of sex assault charges. Zimmerman's last contact with British Columbia authorities came in 2005, as he was being sought for the Edmonton rape.

On Tuesday, [Calgary] police released new photos of Zimmerman, including ones that have been digitally altered to show how he would look with a beard or if he shaves off his goatee.

Bobrowich said the fugitive is known to alter his appearance and likely has changed his looks--growing out his hair for example -- to keep the public from recognizing him. Police also have photos of him leaving his home, dressed for the weather and with a backpack and duffel bag around 4 a. m. on Oct. 13.

Zimmerman has a limited amount of cash, so he may have hitchhiked out of town or taken a bus. He could be staying at a lower-rate hotel or motel, Bobrowich said. Police warned those staying or working at those accommodations to be wary.

Bobrowich worries that Zimmerman may con his way into a woman's life, get her to let him stay at her house or apartment, groom, then rape her. "His violent sexual offences have been as a result of him associating with women. It's very much a power and control, and slow manipulating and grooming process," he said.

Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said every police officer in the department has received information on Zimmerman. “I would imagine given the nature of the crime we have a major crime detective who is liaising with other police agencies and an intelligence officer disseminating information,” said MacDonald.

Officers have made attempts to speak to various people in Abbotsford and check last known addresses for the offender, he said. He would not say if any of Zimmerman’s victims were still in the community or seeking police protection.

“We’re fully aware of the background and potential dangers that exist, and are conducting the appropriate inquiries, but due to the nature of his background we won’t be going into details.”

Calgary and Abbottford police are in contact working to apprehend Zimmerman. He is described as an extremely high risk to offend. He is bald, white, 5’9” in height, and weighing 205 pounds. Anyone spotting Zimmerman is urged not to approach him but to call local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

(Update 6-25-10) Zimmerman was caught in Abbotsford, BC on December 7, 2009, carrying restraining devices (shoelaces which could be used as a ligature to strangle), and  was brought before Provincial court Judge Gerald Meagher Tuesday, June 22. Zimmenman admitted breaching six conditions of his peace bond, which he signed September 29. Those conditions were not abiding by a curfew, not living at a designated Calgary residence, not reporting to his probation officer, possessing a knife, possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace and possessing shoe laces tied together that could be used as a ligature.

He was sentenced to 40 months in prison by Judge Meagher, who was concerned about the convicted rapist "continu[ing] to be a high risk for violent recidivism and sexual recidivism." Meagher's assessment of Zimmerman continues below.


  The breaches of the reporting, residency and curfew conditions were serious breaches, because they were part of the framework of supervision to manage the offender's risk to the community. His degree of violence appears to be escalating and he appears to be ambivalent to accepting responsibility for his offences and his victims...These same items, a knife and restraining devices (shoelaces tied with slip knots), had been used on his most recent victim who had been repeatedly sexually asaulted over a period of approximately nine hours of confinement. For these offences Zimmerman served his full sentence, the National Parole Board refusing to grant him parole because of the danger or risk that he presented to the community."

Northern Ireland rapist caught working with women

Serial rapist Mark Clarke was working alongside women in jail just HOURS after being recaptured by police, according to prison sources.

The depraved rapist, who attacked his latest victim at knifepoint, was working in Maghaberry prison's kitchen just 48 hours after being returned to the high security jail.

Clarke had been on temporary release from jail to attend a training course at Nutt's Corner when he absconded. The sex monster was told he was being sent back to jail because he was believed to have bought a car — a breach of the conditions of his release because each of his sex attacks had involved a car.

He remained on the run for 48 hours as desperate authorities tried to track him down.
As Sunday Life was banned from publishing pictures of prisoners on day release from jail, we found ourselves in the ludicrous position of having to go to court to seek permission, which was granted, to publish photograghs of Clarke (40) walking the streets of Belfast unsupervised on a pre-release scheme.

We had offered the Prison Service our pictures of Clarke to use in a public appeal to apprehend him, but they refused and he remained on-the-run for two days before being caught.
But when he was returned to jail in March, he was back on work detail just two days later, working in the same areas of the prison as female cooking and cleaning staff.

Said one jailhouse source: "One minute this man is Ulster's Most Wanted and there is a terrified scramble to catch him before he can strike again.

"But just two days later he has a job that has him working in the prison canteen.

"This is a man who raped a woman at knifepoint and there he is working in an area where ancillary staff are working, and I'm sure there are no shortage of knives around a kitchen. I'm sure if the women there knew of that depraved monster at close quarters, they would be horrified."

When asked about the serial rapist, a Prison Service spokesman said: " It would be inappropriate to comment on individual prisoner work allocations. All jobs are allocated by an Allocations Board and all placements are subject to a satisfactory risk assessment undertaken by security personnel."

Boyfriend allegedly sexually assaults girlfriend

Jorge Garcia is on the run from sexual assault and false imprisonment charges. According to Kersey, CO police, Garcia picked up his girlfriend and their two kids Monday morning on the pretense that they would be going to an appointment. Instead, the victim was taken to another residence where she was sexually and physically assaulted. After forcing the victim to make dinner for him, she and the children escaped. The victim was treated and released from a local hospital.

Multiple warrants have been issued for the arrest of Jorge Garcia, 19, of Kersey in connection with the felonies of sexual assault and possession of a weapon by a previous offender as well as the misdemeanors of third degree assault and false imprisonment.

Jorge Garcia, who also may go by the name of Alberto Garcia, is 5-feet, 4-inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Those with any information are encouraged to call the Weld County Sheriff's Office at (970) 304-6464.

Women file lawsuits against hospital who hired groper

There is a lawsuit being filed by five female patirnts against Encino-Tarzana Medical Center for ignoring complaints about a nursing assistant.

Ramon Eduardo Rodas Gaspar, 39, was suspended April 2006, then arrestedcharged with 10 counts of sexual assault two months later. He jumped Bail and fled with his wife and kids. Police suspect that Gaspar is working at a medical facility in the Southwest somewhere.

According to the KNBC website:

An investigation began after three women went to the police last year. Authorities contend that in all, Gaspar groped at least 10 women who were awaking from anesthesia following surgery.

The lawsuits claim that among others, Gaspar molested a woman who was recovering from gall bladder surgery and another who had undergone an appendectomy.

"The hospital has failed to take action to protect their patients, having known of the activities of Mr. Gaspar," said Chris R. Milton, an attorney representing two of the alleged victims. "This raises grave concern for my clients and it raises grave concerns about the policies and procedures of the hospital to protect their patients."

Hospital officials conducted an internal investigation of Gaspar, but was unable to substantiate the claim [Brian's note: If the police was able to find 10, repeat, 10 victims, then the hospital should have found something in it's "investigation."]

Reference:

Patients Say So Cal Hospital Protected Molester