Latest news with #Cassinelli
Miami Herald
08-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Worker raped woman in store basement, Oregon officials say. He's convicted
A man accused of raping a woman in the basement of the store where he worked as a loss prevention officer is facing prison time a decade later, Oregon officials said. Daniel Luis Cassinelli was found guilty of first-degree rape and other charges in connection with the January 2015 assault, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in an April 11 news release. Cassinelli faces at least eight years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced in July, according to prosecutors. McClatchy News reached out to his attorney for comment April 15 and was awaiting a response. Cassinelli, now 46, is accused of raping the woman during a shift at a Rite Aid drugstore in the Portland area, prosecutors said. He caught the woman shoplifting and took her to a basement office and raped her, according to prosecutors. Afterward, he 'walked the victim to the surveillance room where he showed her the cameras and explained he had been watching her for quite some time,' prosecutors said. He told her to keep quiet and he wouldn't report her, according to prosecutors. The woman took a bus to a neighboring city and disclosed the assault to a transit officer, prosecutors said, adding that police investigated and identified Cassinelli. However, 'the victim eventually separated from the case because of life circumstances and the case went cold,' according to prosecutors. But in 2021, a detective revived it thanks to a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant, prosecutors said. The detective 'got in contact with the victim,' and she 'gave another account that was largely consistent,' prosecutors said. He also looked at video, including footage that showed Cassinelli and the woman going into the office, prosecutors said. 'They are in the office for over 20 minutes. Records from Rite Aid show that the defendant had stopped the victim in two prior instances and wrote reports for those contacts, however, no report was written for this lengthy interaction during the assault,' prosecutors said, adding that 'the defendant would have been in violation of policy by being alone with a female in the office and by not writing a report.' Enough evidence was collected 'to bring an indictment and trial,' prosecutors said. In the news release, Deputy District Attorney Quinn Zemel said 'victims, no matter their background or life circumstances deserve to be believed, and will be believed.' Zemel added that it is 'never too late for justice.'
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
10 years after alleged shoplifter was raped at Rite Aid, Portland woman finds justice
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former loss prevention officer was convicted of sexually assaulting a shoplifter at a Portland Rite Aid in 2015, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Daniel Luis Cassinelli was convicted of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, and two counts of second-degree sex abuse. He faces a minimum of eight years in prison. 'Victims, no matter their background or life circumstances deserve to be believed, and will be believed,' said Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Quinn Zemel. 'It's never too late for justice.' On Jan. 21, 2025, the victim reported that she was sexually assaulted in the loss prevention office of a Portland Rite Aid after she was caught shoplifting by Cassinelli. '(Cassinelli) escorted her alone to (the) loss prevention office where he sexually assaulted and then raped her. After the assault, the defendant walked the victim to the surveillance room where he showed her the cameras and explained he had been watching her for quite some time. He told her not to tell anyone about the incident and he would not report her to the police,' the DA's office said. 'She got on a bus to Beaverton where she contacted a transit officer to report the rape. Police identified the defendant by talking to Rite Aid management about who was on duty and by reviewing video footage. She eventually separated from the case because of life circumstances and the case went cold.' The case was picked up in Oct. 2021 by Portland detective Matthew Irvine, who reviewed video footage and identified Cassinelli and the victim going into the security room for over 20 minutes. 'Records from Rite-Aid show that the defendant had stopped the victim in two prior instances and wrote reports for those contacts, however, no report was written for this lengthy interaction during the assault. Irvine learns the defendant would have been in violation of policy by being alone with a female in the office and by not writing a report,' the DA's office said. 'Eventually, enough evidence was gained to bring an indictment and trial.' Zemel said the break in the case was thanks in part to something called the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. Thanks to more funds, a backlog of sexual assault kits that had never been tested and 'sitting in property or in warehouses' due to a lack of resources could finally be re-examined. Because of this, the case was reopened in 2022. Maryann Stott, the sexual assault survivor in the case, spoke to KOIN 6 News. She said it all started after she was accused of stealing a soda. Now she's sharing her story in hopes of helping others in similar situations. 'At that time, compared to then and now, I'm a whole different…you know, my life has changed,' Stott said. Stott shared that she is a recovering addict and mother. 'I'm not who I was,' she said. She said she was lured into the offices of loss prevention at the Rite Aid because she didn't want to go to jail and 'I know they get you in and get you out.' However, after Cassinelli locked the door behind her in the room, 'that's when I knew something was about to happen, bad.' 'I just ran' after the incident, Stott said. Even though she initially reported her assault, she eventually dropped it. She said many women do this because 'they feel like no one will believe them.' 'The outcome in the long run is worth being- going through that emotional stuff. Because now, I can start to heal. And hopefully those other women, those other victims, will, too,' Stott said. Cassinelli will be sentenced on July 11. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Disturbing Details Emerge in Diego Maradona Death Investigation
Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona passed away at age 60 on Nov. 25, 2020, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest. Now, his death is under investigation, and some disturbing details have emerged regarding his final few hours. At Maradona's family's request, eight medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, are on trial for allegedly causing his death. This week, that investigation and trial revealed that Maradona was in extreme pain and discomfort in the hours leading up to his death. On Thursday, Carlos Cassinelli, director of Forensic Medicine at the Scientific Police Superintendency, gave some disturbing details from the autopsy that was performed the day of Maradona's death as he revealed that the soccer legend was in "agony" for at least 12 hours before he died. 'The heart was completely covered in fat and blood clots, which indicate agony,' the specialist said, according to the Associated Press. More than that, Cassinelli went on to say that Maradona's death was not a result of an acute condition. He was suffering symptoms days before his death that "any doctor" should have been able to see. 'This is a patient who had been collecting water over the days; that's not acute. This was something that was foreseeable,' Cassinelli said. 'Any doctor examining a patient would find this." At the time of his death, Maradona was being treated at a rented home after a surgery to extract a bleeding in his brain. He was under regular care by medical professionals, and the prosecution claims that the accused medical professionals – a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, doctors, and nurses – failed to provide adequate medical care, which allegedly led to his death. Maradona is widely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time. He famously helped lead Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title.
