Woman Fights Serial Rapist with iPod Charger

The police arrested a serial rapist suspected of raping a woman on Staten Island over the weekend. The Advance reports NYPD received a tip on their CrimeStoppers hotline and picked up 23-year-old Thomas Fields, who was picked out of a line-up. Also: "Sources told the Advance the woman fought back during the rape by jabbing her iPod charger into Fields' neck. He still bore two prong marks on the neck from the charger." Fields had grabbed the victim and dragged her behind a church. A neighbor who heard the woman's screams call 911; when police arrived, Fields allegedly said, "It's cool. She's my girl," before escaping, but leaving behind a yellow jacket with Sylvester the Cat on it. Fields raped two women when he was 15; he was convicted and sentenced in 2001 and released on parole last year.

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By Jen Chung in News on November 14, 2008 2:43 PM

Staten Island

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mixtapeselect

wow, where I live (Massachusetts) she would be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, self defense or no. Not sure if that applies in New York. Crazy.

Joclyn

It's too bad that iPods don't come with chargers anymore.

tingo

iStab, iDefense, iFightback, iResist...Mr Jobs should capitalize on this.

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The Edge

#8- They've still got fingers and a tongue.

pissyrabbit

she is my hero

ChampionOfTheSun

Why bother putting these people in jail if they're just gonna let them out in a few years?

At least give them a vasectomy so that they can't impregnate any willing, or unwilling women.

JRod5417

Once a rapist, always a rapist. He will probably get five more years in jail and strike back as soon as he gets out.

KiljoyWasHere

But the prongs on an ipod charger flip back into the square base so easily.

Baffling.

mrmagoo

why do they let these people out of jail?!?!

Offbalance

Rapists shouldn't get parole. They should be waterboarded, set on fire, and have the remains thrown to rats.

mrguy

too bad she didn't cut his jugular.

Steven

They should lock him up for life without patrol because face it he is a career criminal or cut off his penis.

Where are his parents? Disgusting how a life of crime began when he was 15.