Previously sentenced to 124 years in prison, Max Factor heir Andrew Luster, 49, has been resentenced to 50 years with a possibility of parole after 15. He has already been in prison for 10 years.
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, stranger rape accounts for only one third of all rapes committed. Approximately 65% of all sexual assaults are committed by acquaintances, and are only reported about one third of the time. The sad truth is, a man you know is the most likely man to rape you.
Diabetic Frederick Lawrence Allen, 31, of Boulder, Colorado, has been convicted of, insidiously enough, dosing a CU-Boulder student with his insulin and then raping her. He is set to be sentenced in April.
Acquaintance or “date” rape, the most common sexual assault, is only reported in 30% of the cases and is bolstered by many well-entrenched myths that prevent women from bringing rapists to justice.
Spoiled Max Factor heir Luster fled to Mexico when conviction for drugging, raping and videotaping young women seemed imminent. He was tried and convicted in absentia. Ultimately he was tracked down and collared by famous bounty hunter Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman.
