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Rape of deaf-mute gets man 14 years - News
A Daytona Beach man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 14 years in prison for raping a deaf-mute woman inside a stolen vehicle, according to the State Attorney's Office.
Byron Bernard Powers, 19, pleaded no contest to sexual battery with a firearm and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy, said Assistant State Attorney Chris Kelly. Powers was also designated a sexual predator, Kelly said.
According to Daytona Beach police investigators, on July 1, 2007, the 23-year-old woman left her home at 7:30 a.m. to go to a store on Mason Avenue to buy a soft drink. While on her way, Powers confronted her and took her to the stolen car behind a house on Lewis Street and demanded oral sex. When the victim refused, Powers choked her, police said.
He then pointed a gun at the woman's head and raped her. The victim managed to escape after Powers set the gun down, then sought help from a bystander.
Powers' DNA was found on the woman, investigators said.
A Daytona Beach man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 14 years in prison for raping a deaf-mute woman inside a stolen vehicle, according to the State Attorney's Office.
Byron Bernard Powers, 19, pleaded no contest to sexual battery with a firearm and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Patrick Kennedy, said Assistant State Attorney Chris Kelly. Powers was also designated a sexual predator, Kelly said.
According to Daytona Beach police investigators, on July 1, 2007, the 23-year-old woman left her home at 7:30 a.m. to go to a store on Mason Avenue to buy a soft drink. While on her way, Powers confronted her and took her to the stolen car behind a house on Lewis Street and demanded oral sex. When the victim refused, Powers choked her, police said.
He then pointed a gun at the woman's head and raped her. The victim managed to escape after Powers set the gun down, then sought help from a bystander.
Powers' DNA was found on the woman, investigators said.