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CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Police: Mom shot man who tried to rape her 12-year-old daughter at hotel
INDIANAPOLIS — A mother shot and critically injured a 39-year-old man attempting to molest her 12-year-old daughter last week at a hotel on the northwest side of Indianapolis, investigators say. In Marion Superior Court 30, Bruce Lee Pierce faces three top-level felony charges: attempted rape, and two counts of attempt to commit child molesting. He also faces a mid-level felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violence felony, and a low-level felony charge of confinement of a person 13 or younger. Pierce has been listed on the Marion County Sheriff's Office's sex offender registry since September 2019. He was convicted three times of child molesting in Hendricks and Morgan counties in 2016 and 2022, and was last released in August 2022, according to the registry and Indiana Department of Correction online records. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Thursday that Pierce has not yet been jailed. IMPD was called to a report of a shooting and an attempted rape about 7:45 a.m. May 24 at the Baymont Inn, 3850 Eagle View Drive. That's northwest of the I-465 interchange for West 38th Street. In court documents, investigators from IMPD say they learned the mother had left the hotel room to take items to a car, and, when she returned, she found Pierce trying to rape her 12-year-old daughter and shot him. The girl was taken to Riley Hospital for Children due to the firearm being discharged by her ear. The girl said he'd only touched her stomach, chest and shoulder when ripping her clothes off. Pierce was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition. Investigators took a Glock 43 firearm covered with blood in a trash can in the hotel room. Before Pierce was taken to the hospital, an IMPD officer took an empty holster from Pierce's waistband. Multiple shell casings and live rounds were found in the room as well. A warrant was issued Wednesday for Pierce's arrest. The Marion County sex offender registry had Pierce's last address as 6231 W. Washington St. That's the address of Regal 8 Inn located northwest of the I-465 interchange. A desk clerk told IMPD that Pierce was last seen on Tuesday morning at the motel. Because of Pierce's prior convictions for child molesting, Pierce, once arrested, will face a bond greater than the standard amount because he's a risk to the community. Bond will be set once an initial hearing is held, online court records say. Once jailed, Pierce will be held seven days without bond so prosecutors can initiate a bond revocation. Prosecutors also say Pierce is on probation for driving while suspended. In Boone County, Pierce has a pretrial conference scheduled for June 11 in Boone Circuit Court in Lebanon on charges of driving while suspended, operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility, operating with expired plates, and operating a motor vehicle with a false plate that belong to another vehicle. On the registry, Pierce is described as 6-feet-2 and 200 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair, although his photo of the registry shows he's bald. The IMPD reports on the incident say Pierce weighs 175 pounds. The registry says he has multiple tattoos: on the left leg, 'VL,' skull, tribal; on right shin, 'Kayden'; on upper back, cross; on chest, tribal, 'Live & Let Live'; on right forearm, Chinese and Lexis; on left forearm, Chinese, fork 'Bruce II'; on face, 'Real Fame'; about left eye, 'EMMA'; above right eye, teardrop; on neck, 'FTW biohazard sign; on right hand across knuckles, 'FAST'; and on left hand across knuckles, 'LIFE.' Gregg Montgomery, CNN
CNA
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Taiwanese comedian Nono guilty of attempted rape, sentenced to 2 and a half years
Taiwanese comedian-host Nono was found guilty of attempted rape on Tuesday (May 13) and sentenced to two and a half years in jail. The 54-year-old, whose real name is Chen Hsuan-yu, faced seven charges in total but was found not guilty of the other six – three counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and two counts of forcible indecency involving six women – due to insufficient evidence. Chen was sentenced in connection to a 2011 incident involving a woman he met during the filming of a television programme. The Shilin District Court in Taiwan heard that the TV personality persistently offered to drive the victim home after the shoot. But instead of taking her home, he drove her to a riverside carpark in Taipei's Dadaocheng, where he attempted to rape her. The ruling said that the victim did not report the assault at the time as she feared public backlash and that Chen's status in the entertainment industry would protect him. However, inspired by Taiwan's MeToo movement in June 2023 which saw other victims speaking out, she decided to come forward. The court ruled that the victim's statement was credible as the testimonies from her relatives and friends supported her account. They also testified that the victim underwent noticeable changes in her emotional state after the incident. The court also described the crime as serious and malicious, criticising Chen's continued denial of the allegations, lack of remorse and refusal to offer an apology or compensation.
BBC News
06-05-2025
- BBC News
Police appeal after attempted rape in Liskeard
Police appeal after attempted rape in Liskeard Detectives have released an e-fit image of a man they would like to trace Detectives have released an e-fit image of a man they wish to trace in relation to an attempted rape in Cornwall. At about 12:00 GMT on 27 March, a woman was walking in woodland in Lake Lane, Liskeard, when she was followed by two men who began to shout abuse at her, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Both of the men caught up with the victim who was then assaulted with one of the men trying to pull down her trousers, the force said. The woman managed to escape and get help from members of the public, officers added. A 27-year-old man, of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape and is currently in custody, police said.
