Westminster cab driver suspected of raping passenger
Orange County prosecutors are asking for the public’s help in identifying potential victims of a Westminster taxi driver suspected of raping a female passenger in Seal Beach.
Orlando Bruce Bosley, 57, allegedly picked up a 45-year-old woman who called White & Yellow Cab for a ride July 6 after having drinks in Sunset Beach, according to a statement from the Orange County district attorney’s office.
Bosley allegedly drove the intoxicated woman to her mother’s Seal Beach home, where she was staying while her mother was out of town, the statement said.
While the woman searched her purse for cab fare, he allegedly punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious before taking her into her mother’s home. He allegedly raped her inside the house as she drifted in and out of consciousness, according to the statement.
There is no evidence that he committed similar crimes against other women, but “based on the circumstances of the crime and the defendant’s bold actions… there is concern that she is not his only [alleged] victim,” said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.
Women who believe they have been victimized are encouraged to contact Supervising Dist. Atty. Investigator Randy Litwin at (714) 347-8794.
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Is it me or does the punishment for rape seem ridiculously lenient? This cabbie faces a maximum of 8 years for punching a woman unconscious and raping her. Unbelievable! Is rape not an act of violence? Someone need to re-look at these laws and modify certain crimes and the sentence meted out for those crimes.
Posted by: eeejay | January 04, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Well go blame Governor Terminator too!
Posted by: commentator | January 04, 2011 at 06:34 PM
It's unfair, tragic and unbelievable that you could get so little time for ant act of violence such as rape. Tragic for females, tragic for society.
I wonder how much time a man who rapes another man gets.
On another note, why isn't rape attempted murder? HepC and AIDS are debilitating, life long illnesses that are easily passed by scum bags who rape.
She won't even know if she's STD free until a year later, that's a year of torture that she didn't ask for.
Posted by: Stephane Bakos | January 05, 2011 at 06:26 PM