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Prosecutors: Mom of 4 raped sleeping man in West Seattle


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Police in Seattle have issued an arrest warrant for a mom to four who they say raped a man as he slept.The warrant was issued Chantae Marie Gilman last week. According to police, the victim said he went to bed in his home the night before the assault and woke up to find Gilman, a stranger, on top of him. He demanded she move, but she refused, and continued to have sex with the victim until he could work his way free."From a statistical standpoint, yes, it is atypical to have a female aggressor," Detective Drew Fowler, with the Seattle Police Department, told Fox 25 affiliate KOMO. "But we work to hold all people responsible for their actions. The law is specifically written to be gender-equitable and we will charge anybody with a crime that they've committed."Staff at a nearby medical center examined the victim for signs of rape after the June 2013 incident. Investigators later used a sample of Gilman's DNA to build their case, according to court documents. Lab results were not completed until this summer, a representative for the county prosecutor said.Gilman is a mother of four who is eight months pregnant with her fifth child, said Elwin Hartfield, a friend who answered the door at her last known address in Seattle. Hartfield said Gilman is in treatment in Eastern Washington, and that she'd been treated for mental health issues and drug abuse in the past.The victim told investigators he did not know Gilman, beyond recognizing her as "a drug user in the area."Gilman told police she didn't remember the incident and that she suffers from a mental illness and bipolar disorder.Gilman is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 22.
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