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Rapist on TV dating show
31/08/2006 14:14 - (SA)
California - A rape victim who spotted her attacker on the television show Blind Date got a $20m civil court judgment, although she will likely never see a dime from her imprisoned attacker.
Ulrick Kevin "Ashwah" White, 32, of Santa Barbara was convicted by a jury of forcible rape and false imprisonment. Noting White didn't show any remorse for the 2003 crime, Superior Court Judge Kevin McGee sentenced him in February to eight years in prison.
White allegedly approached the then-35-year-old woman in a parking lot outside a Ventura bar as she waited for a cab and she reluctantly agreed to a ride home in his van, police Detective Russ Robinson said. She was taken to a remote area and attacked.
The Ventura mother of a now-12-year-old girl later told police she recognised her attacker on TV and videotaped the Blind Date appearance and turned it over to detectives. Her attacker had been sought since September 6, 2003.
In a civil suit claiming emotional distress, among other things, Superior Court Judge Vincent O'Neill this month awarded her $20m in damages.
White initially responded to the lawsuit but later failed to participate in any of the legal proceedings, her lawyer David Shain said.
The woman concedes she will probably never see any money from White, but she and her attorney said it was helpful in the healing process.
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