Bizarre grope attacks in South Seattle continue
A man who has reportedly attacked over 20 Asian women in the South Seattle area has apparently struck again.
The 22nd victim was attacked on March 13th. The guy seems to have the same M.O. on all of his victims, approaching from behind and knocking them down as he assaults and "violently gropes" them.
Not only is this type of crime abhorrent and creepily disturbing; now the guy has gotten bolder, and SPD spokesman Jeff Kappel told the P.I. that police fear the crimes may become more serious.
"It's safe to say it's the same guy," Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said Saturday. "It's particularly disturbing because he's specifically targeting an ethnic group." [...] "There is a definite concern that this is going to escalate."
One has to wonder what happened in this guy's past that is making him target only Asian women (I mean, we've heard of Asian fetishists...but this is taking it to a whole new level). To the SPD's credit, officials have done some great investigative profile work and have come up with a concise and thorough break down of the man.
"This guy's such a coward," [Kappel] said. "Obviously, he doesn't want to get caught."
Nice. Now we can separate him from all those cowardly criminals who do want to get caught. But at least we have a detailed description of him: a black male, medium height, who may be in his 20's or 30's. In other words, this guy stands out in a crowd...of KKK members.
Sleep safe, South Seattle...sounds like it's only a matter of time before this serial assailant sees his last grope.
