Joseph Pettis says he was nice to his rape victim

**TheMorningStar** · January 26th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Joseph Pettis told a judge Thursday that he shouldn't be punished severely because he was nice to the 18-year-old woman when he raped her five years ago.

"It was not excessively brutal, overly monstrous," Pettis said Thursday. "I haven't taken anyone's life."

That view did not sit well with Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert Nadel. He sentenced Pettis, now 36, to the maximum prison term possible - 40 years.

A jury decided last month that Pettis broke into the woman's Central Parkway home in the early morning hours of Aug. 7, 2003, covered her head with a T-shirt and secured it by wrapping a belt around her neck and then raped her three times.

Police were unable to make any progress in the case for five years - until Pettis went to prison for the fourth time and authorities took his DNA.

When they entered Pettis' DNA into a database, it came back as a positive on the five-year-old case.

"Unfortunately, I was found guilty," Pettis said before being interrupted by Nadel.

"You were found guilty because you are guilty," the judge shot back.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs...107/901230362/

**sanityslipping** · January 26th, 2009, 04:02 PM

covered her head with a T-shirt and secured it by wrapping a belt around her neck and then raped her three times.

And yet, he was nice about it? Shit, I'd hate to be on the recieving end of his version of mean! He clearly, has some issues.

**flawed_existence** · January 26th, 2009, 04:09 PM

Well DAMN! He wasn't EXCESSIVELY brutal or OVERLY monstrous. So just plain old brutal and monstrous is OK, right?

I'm not much onto violence, but I'd like to take a 2x4 upside this assclown's head. I wouldn't be excessively brutal about it...

**DarkPrincess** · January 26th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Like you can ever be nice about raping someone. I often wonder how someone's mind can be that warped.

**MichaelJCheaney** · January 26th, 2009, 04:19 PM

I haven't taken anyones life?

WTF kind of statement is that?

He only raped her, and probably gave her alot of trust issues when it comes to men in general....among Gawd knows how many other issues she will have a result of NOT being killed....

pfft... at least I didn't kill her.....

**Tazzzz** · January 26th, 2009, 04:25 PM

WTF!!! covered her head with a T-shirt and secured it by wrapping a belt around her neck and then raped her three times and that was being nice?????

Nice try you scumsucking bag of excretion, have fun with Bubba, in prison, I am sure he will say the same thing to you.

**theskyisfalling** · January 26th, 2009, 04:43 PM

Someone needs to put a belt around his neck and pull it extra tight.

**Peeperann** · January 26th, 2009, 05:05 PM

"Unfortunately, I was found guilty," Pettis said before being interrupted by Nadel.

"You were found guilty because you are guilty," the judge shot back.

Good comment judge. How the hell can he say he wasn't brutal to her??? Rape in and of itself is one of the most brutal things any person could do to another person.

Fucktard........

**Just my luck sucks** · January 26th, 2009, 05:14 PM

Hey, hey now-- we can all be nice....

"Mr. Fucktard, may I please, pretty please cut your junk off with a dull butter knife? Please?"

See? I was nice about it.

**Inkdmomma78** · January 26th, 2009, 06:08 PM

Well, since he was NICE , maybe Bubba will only ass-rape him twice a day instead of 4 ~ lol what a prick!

**jenthgr8** · January 26th, 2009, 09:02 PM

Wow, this guy's unfuckingbelievable. He was "nice"? Nice and rape don't ever belong in the same sentence together, moron! I hate people so much sometimes.