Canada - University of BC, 6 sex assault attacks appear connected
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Here is some info being posted by UBC. They do have Safewalk and RezWalk (for students living on campus, I assume) programs in place. From what I have read, the number of students using the program (requesting walks) has increased significantly lately.
http://www.ubc.ca/staysafe/
This link includes descriptions of UBC's current safety programs/measures.
http://news.ubc.ca/2013/10/29/120649/
Video cameras are used. I will try to find the link where the admin was talking about how they have to balance security and privacy issues regarding the use of video cameras on campus.
Composite pic. released!
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http://www.theprovince.com/news/Pol...ketch+hunt+serial+attacker/9127339/story.html
"The man wanted in connection with a series of sexual assaults at the University of B.C. is likely motivated by feelings of inadequacy, according to a criminal profiler.
Forensic scientist and profiler Brent Turvey said the attacks reported thus far match descriptions of rapists who are categorized as “power assertive.”
“What they’re trying to do is express their own inadequacy ... through aggressive means,” he said."
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http://www.theprovince.com/news/Pol...ketch+hunt+serial+attacker/9127339/story.html
"The man wanted in connection with a series of sexual assaults at the University of B.C. is likely motivated by feelings of inadequacy, according to a criminal profiler.
Forensic scientist and profiler Brent Turvey said the attacks reported thus far match descriptions of rapists who are categorized as “power assertive.”
“What they’re trying to do is express their own inadequacy ... through aggressive means,” he said."
Having trouble as per usual posting pic.sorry, but here is video..
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...etch-of-suspect-in-ubc-sex-assaults-1.2415564
"Thiessen defended the time it has taken the RCMP to produce a composite sketch, and how long the investigation is taking overall.
“It’s an investigation that encompasses a large area,” said Thiessen. “There is quite a long list of potential persons of interest. We’ve put every piece of resource that we possible can — and if we need more, we will do that to find this individual. Unfortunately these things take time.”
He would not comment on whether any of the persons of interest attended or worked at UBC. “We’re not making any assumptions on where this individual may live or be every day.”
Anyone with information on the suspect or any of the attacks is asked to contact the RCMP's tipline at 778-290-5291 or 1-877-543-4822."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...etch-of-suspect-in-ubc-sex-assaults-1.2415564
"Thiessen defended the time it has taken the RCMP to produce a composite sketch, and how long the investigation is taking overall.
“It’s an investigation that encompasses a large area,” said Thiessen. “There is quite a long list of potential persons of interest. We’ve put every piece of resource that we possible can — and if we need more, we will do that to find this individual. Unfortunately these things take time.”
He would not comment on whether any of the persons of interest attended or worked at UBC. “We’re not making any assumptions on where this individual may live or be every day.”
Anyone with information on the suspect or any of the attacks is asked to contact the RCMP's tipline at 778-290-5291 or 1-877-543-4822."
That would correspond to times when large areas of the University are mostly deserted. At all other times there are typically many people wandering about.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...100-tips-on-ubc-sex-attacker/article15332663/
"The RCMP released the sketch at a news conference Tuesday and had received 57 tips by Wednesday. That number climbed to 105 on Thursday.
Sgt. Thiessen said some of the tips are significant when it comes to advancing the investigation.
The suspect is described as Caucasian with a slightly darker or olive skin tone, possibly tanned. He is believed to be in his mid-to-late 20s or 30s, and has a thin build. He stands somewhere between 5 feet 8 and 6 feet 2 inches tall and has short dark hair. He has a broad forehead and a long, round chin and face with a straight nose".
"The RCMP released the sketch at a news conference Tuesday and had received 57 tips by Wednesday. That number climbed to 105 on Thursday.
Sgt. Thiessen said some of the tips are significant when it comes to advancing the investigation.
The suspect is described as Caucasian with a slightly darker or olive skin tone, possibly tanned. He is believed to be in his mid-to-late 20s or 30s, and has a thin build. He stands somewhere between 5 feet 8 and 6 feet 2 inches tall and has short dark hair. He has a broad forehead and a long, round chin and face with a straight nose".
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Thanks so much for posting pic. really hoping they catch this guy, my heart goes out to all the students and their parents, who have enough stress as it is without having to worry about this sort of aggression too! imo.
Wondering if the slight facial hair is a constant for this poi, or if it is an attempt at disguise, or even partaking of hockey season's" Movember" ritual?
Maybe he might be spotted in the crowds at a hockey game ...
Maybe he might be spotted in the crowds at a hockey game ...
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Not directed at you but the report. American accent? Unless he's from the south then I honestly don't understand how the accent can be distinguished. In other words I don't believe my accent is any different than someone from Let's say Vermont or New York
With the latest info they've changed it to olive skin, dark skin or tanned. Maybe he's Latin American.
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Excellent thought!
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Movember is usually just a moustache and not all facial hairs.
Thinking possibly he may be Greek or from Portugal, perhaps Middle Eastern, but Latin American sounds like a pretty good bet too.
As for the accent, well I find accents interesting and like guessing where someone is from within the same city, never mind country, so I can see how a slight American accent could be recognized, the A's seem to sound a little different for example.. imo
http://dialectblog.com/2012/08/28/yes-canada-has-regional-dialects/
Just to add here so as not to go over 2 posts in a row..
http://ubyssey.ca/opinion/sexually-assaulted-on-campus-story394/
"“RCMP looking for suspect after second assault at UBC.”
Reading the online headlines was when it hit me. Those articles were talking about me — I was now a news story.
I am telling my story so that “the second sexual assault” can start being seen as what it should be: a warning, and a hard-knock glimpse into a serious reality on our campus.
I arrived home at Fairview Crescent late a week ago. As I got to the door, I turned around to fetch my keys from my bag and saw a man standing behind me.
Call me naive, but I actually waved and was about to wish him a good night — I thought he was a neighbour I’d yet to meet, or another student waiting to get inside. It never occurred to me that he intended to harm me"
Just to add here so as not to go over 2 posts in a row..
http://ubyssey.ca/opinion/sexually-assaulted-on-campus-story394/
"“RCMP looking for suspect after second assault at UBC.”
Reading the online headlines was when it hit me. Those articles were talking about me — I was now a news story.
I am telling my story so that “the second sexual assault” can start being seen as what it should be: a warning, and a hard-knock glimpse into a serious reality on our campus.
I arrived home at Fairview Crescent late a week ago. As I got to the door, I turned around to fetch my keys from my bag and saw a man standing behind me.
Call me naive, but I actually waved and was about to wish him a good night — I thought he was a neighbour I’d yet to meet, or another student waiting to get inside. It never occurred to me that he intended to harm me"
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Former linguistics student here. It would be useful to know what words were pronounced with an American accent and the place of origin of whoever suggested this accent, but this article explains in depth Canadian English west of Quebec.
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%E2%80%93Central_Canadian_English"]WestâCentral Canadian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
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Agree with the above. You can really hear the Canadian accent with those words and also "house, about". Maybe it was the absence of the Canadian pronunciation. Of course, he could have been speaking like a "" which would sound American.....:blushing:
Interesting, lengthy article..
http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/27/the-real-danger-for-women-on-campus/
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"Lisak waves away conventional wisdom that most campus assaults stem from “mixed signals” or “dates gone bad,” as police often term the crime. Most are premeditated, he says. Predators operate within the student population just as they do in society. Often student perpetrators are serial offenders who have raped nearly six times on average by their early 20s and will continue to do so after university if not caught. The message that a tiny percentage of students are predators is not one people want to hear, says Lisak, who teaches at the University of Massachusetts. He didn’t believe his findings at first, he says: “I harboured this naive schema that this may be true about crime in the community or crime in military but surely university students are different. Turns out they’re not. But it’s a mental step to understand that there are a small number of repeat sex offenders who enroll in universities just as there are sex offenders in the military.”
Universities offer fertile ground for subcultures—fraternities, sports teams—where you have a ringleader, says Lisak. Partying and a culture of binge drinking provide cover. “Predators target women they see as vulnerable; often they’re younger,” he says. They invite them to parties. Rooms are designated for the assault. “Consent” isn’t a factor.
The weapon of choice is alcohol, says Lisak, who has interviewed hundreds of rapists. The goal is to get victims into a twilight state, drifting in and out of consciousness. Research shows alcohol enables predators in other ways. In a 1991 study, Antonia Abbey, an associate professor of medicine at Wayne State University, notes men “consciously or unconsciously drink alcohol prior to committing sexual assault to have an excuse for their behaviour.”
http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/27/the-real-danger-for-women-on-campus/
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"Lisak waves away conventional wisdom that most campus assaults stem from “mixed signals” or “dates gone bad,” as police often term the crime. Most are premeditated, he says. Predators operate within the student population just as they do in society. Often student perpetrators are serial offenders who have raped nearly six times on average by their early 20s and will continue to do so after university if not caught. The message that a tiny percentage of students are predators is not one people want to hear, says Lisak, who teaches at the University of Massachusetts. He didn’t believe his findings at first, he says: “I harboured this naive schema that this may be true about crime in the community or crime in military but surely university students are different. Turns out they’re not. But it’s a mental step to understand that there are a small number of repeat sex offenders who enroll in universities just as there are sex offenders in the military.”
Universities offer fertile ground for subcultures—fraternities, sports teams—where you have a ringleader, says Lisak. Partying and a culture of binge drinking provide cover. “Predators target women they see as vulnerable; often they’re younger,” he says. They invite them to parties. Rooms are designated for the assault. “Consent” isn’t a factor.
The weapon of choice is alcohol, says Lisak, who has interviewed hundreds of rapists. The goal is to get victims into a twilight state, drifting in and out of consciousness. Research shows alcohol enables predators in other ways. In a 1991 study, Antonia Abbey, an associate professor of medicine at Wayne State University, notes men “consciously or unconsciously drink alcohol prior to committing sexual assault to have an excuse for their behaviour.”
Meanwhile, an alleged sex perp operating in Vancouver, has been arrested in Ontario.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Suspect+Vancouver+assaults+arrested+Ontario/9535987/story.html
"Vancouver Police believed the same man was responsible for both attacks and that they were sexually motivated.
A video of a possible suspect was released on May 10, followed by a renewed appeal on June 3 with additional details, including information about a baseball hat allegedly dropped by the suspect in the second assault.
Kyle David Grantmyre was arrested in Brampton, Ont. by members of the VPD Sex Crimes unit and Peel Regional Police Service. He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and remain in custody before he is escorted back to Vancouver to stand trial".
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Su...sted+Ontario/9535987/story.html#ixzz2uMYrj41c
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Suspect+Vancouver+assaults+arrested+Ontario/9535987/story.html
"Vancouver Police believed the same man was responsible for both attacks and that they were sexually motivated.
A video of a possible suspect was released on May 10, followed by a renewed appeal on June 3 with additional details, including information about a baseball hat allegedly dropped by the suspect in the second assault.
Kyle David Grantmyre was arrested in Brampton, Ont. by members of the VPD Sex Crimes unit and Peel Regional Police Service. He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and remain in custody before he is escorted back to Vancouver to stand trial".
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Su...sted+Ontario/9535987/story.html#ixzz2uMYrj41c
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