Sunday, December 9, 2007

Rape Suspect Forced To Wear Bizarre Mask After Outburst


SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida - First, a homeless child rape suspect turned violent in a Seminole County courtroom. Then he was forced to wear a mask on his face to keep him from spitting, before the jury returned a guilty verdict late Thursday afternoon. Antonio Rosales is accused of raping a 10-year-old girl. After a brief hearing Thursday, Rosales told a judge he wanted to be left out of the courtroom because he said he might lash out again. Initially, a team of deputies brought 41-year-old Antonio Rosales into the courtroom wearing a bizarre mesh head-covering and a mask. Authorities said they put it on him after he threatened to spit at people. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Hudson Reed