Marine Tricks His Girlfriend's Rapist Into Showing Him The Video Evidence
The girlfriend was raped in 2010. The former Marine, in Texas, befriended the rapist in order to get the evidence. From the HuffPo:
The alleged victim, whose name has not been released, says that she visited the apartment of Elric Shawn Millner in August 2010, ABC reports. She told police Millner gave her large quantities of alcohol and when she woke up the next morning, she had no recollection of the previous night.The next morning, however, Millner allegedly showed her videos of himself and another man forcing her to perform sexual acts while she begged them to stop. The victim, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, can be seen vomiting and urinating on herself while Millner laughs, according to KHOU.
The teenager told no one about the incident for almost two years, KTRK reports, when she detailed the assault to her new boyfriend, who had previously served as a military police officer with the U.S. Marines. Determined to take the case to the police, the boyfriend befriended Millner in an attempt to collect the video evidence, according to the Daily Mail.
After winning Millner's trust, prosecutors say, the ex-Marine convinced Millner to show him the horrifying footage.
Whether or not the boyfriend was able to obtain a copy of the video himself is unclear. Shortly after allegedly viewing it, however, he was able to finally persuade his girlfriend to go to the police about the assault.
Miller was charged with aggravated sexual assault and is now being held on a $50K bond. Prosecutors say they will use the video as evidence.
Right on, Marine!
As I noted in I See Rude People in the story about recovering my stolen pink Rambler...in the story about tracking down and getting my hit-and-run driver prosecuted...and in the story about trying to go after the women who stole my identity and $12K from my bank account: Many people who become crime victims have illusions, probably based largely on what they see on TV and on wishful thinking, about what the police will do for them.
What few people realize: The police are unlikely to solve your crime -- even a very serious crime committed against you. They almost certainly won't solve or even do much about what would be considered a minor crime, not even if you have evidence you present them on a silver platter, with caviar and toast points. If you want it solved, you're probably going to have to put on your Nancy Drew suit and get cracking.
I've observed that the police in Austin, Texas seem to have little utility except for writing revenue-producing tickets, taking reports and shooting civilian pets. My home was burgled a few years ago and all I got was a business card, a copy of the report and a simpering smile. Never heard from them again.
roadgeek at July 8, 2012 11:36 PM
Nicely done, jarhead!
Yeah, the state needs more revenue so the police are coming down on jaywalkers.
Patrick at July 9, 2012 2:08 AM
"She told police Millner gave her large quantities of alcohol..."
Oh, that dirty bastard. I wonder whose hand kept pouring it down her throat.
Ken R at July 9, 2012 7:56 AM
"She told police Millner gave her large quantities of alcohol..."
Yeah, she put herself in a vulnerable position, but the part where she begs them to stop overrides that. This isn't a case of a teenage girl drunkenly consenting and then crying rape the next day. Being stupid drunk doesn't offer a free pussy pass to anyone who wants some.
MonicaP at July 9, 2012 8:57 AM
I have no sympathy for someone who rapes a woman after she says stop.
Likewise I have no sympathy for a woman of legal age who vollentarily drank herself to the point where she screwed a person she 'never would have sober', or to the point she cant remember if she said no or not
lujlp at July 9, 2012 2:32 PM
I'm going to argue against this viewpoint. She was age of consent for sex, not drinking. Also if the video shows she was fighting against it -- it was rape.
Would you say the same thing about a woman who had gotten drunk and agreed to vaginal sex, but started to object to anal sex?
What about if you had gone home and done some chick, then she pulls out a strap-on and wants to peg you?
There are regret driven rape charges that have happened many times. But from the purported evidence -- this is not a regret rape charge.
Let the jury sort it out.
Jim P. at July 9, 2012 9:05 PM
So, I guess you just decided to ignore my primary declaritve statement?
lujlp at July 10, 2012 5:15 AM
I have to go with MonicaP on this one.
I'm not sympathetic to a girl who gets drunk, says yes that night, then says no the morning after.
And even though I don't sympathize with stupid risks either…well the fact is that everyone is responsible for their actions, and even if she put herself in that position, that does not lessen the severity of the rapist's actions. He chose to force her when she resisted, he chose to keep going no matter what she did, and there was never a moment of confusion about it for either of them.
So…yeah, burn the bastard. Good on the Marine.
Robert at July 10, 2012 6:16 AM
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