Vic: Rapist stored sex atttack images on computer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2007
Vic: Rapist stored sex atttack images on computer

A court's heard a man who broke into a woman's house .. tied her up and raped her had
images of sex attacks stored on his computer.

ANDREW BOWEN .. of Greensborough .. pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court today
to three counts of rape and one each of stalking .. unlawful imprisonment and theft.

Prosecutor DARYL BROWN says BOWEN broke into the 21-year-old woman's home in Melbourne's
north-eastern suburb of Eltham North in the early hours of March 17.

Wearing a dark balaclava .. dark clothing and latex gloves .. he awoke the victim who
was home alone .. tied her up and raped her.

Mr BROWN says BOWEN confessed to police in May and admitted unscrewing the handle on
the victim's bedroom door .. and stealing her mobile phone to prevent her immediately
getting help and enable his escape.

During a search of his home .. police allegedly found images on his computer of women
being sexually attacked by men in balaclavas.

They also discovered he'd visited websites depicting rape images .. and an article
on how to avoid leaving physical evidence during attacks.

At the beginning of today's hearing the victim lashed out at her alleged attacker in
court .. crying "bastard" and "I hope you feel proud" as BOWEN stood in the dock.

The maximum penalty for rape is 25 years jail.

The case continues.

AAP RTV mi/ce/af/bart

KEYWORD: BOWEN (MELBOURNE)

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