A jury trial has been set in the case of an Acton man and convicted murderer being charged with rape, a prosecutor said this week.
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Arthur Edward Lindsey, 73, of Acton, was arraigned on four counts — two counts of rape, and two other counts related to a sexual assault, said Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami, who is overseeing the prosecution.
“The case is set for jury trial and the jury trial will probably start on Jan. 5,” Hatami said. “The trial will probably take a couple of weeks.”
The rape Lindsey is accused of allegedly took place in June 2013, officials said.
“The victim was a 29-year-old woman, a Santa Clarita resident,” Hatami said in a previous interview. The crime occurred about 10 miles north of Shadow Pines, and the victim did not know Lindsey.
Lindsey’s most recent registered address is 10645 Soledad Canyon Road, Apartment A, in Acton, according to California’s Megan’s Law website. (Click here for a link)
Lindsey was deemed a “low-to-moderate risk,” according to a Feb. 1, 2011, scoring on the Megan’s Law website.
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From a previous story:
“He’s a three-striker,” Hatami said, adding that he planned to seek a life sentence in the case.
Lindsey was convicted of a rape-murder in Indiana in 1968.
He pleaded no contest to not being registered as a sex offender May 18, 2005, according to a District Attorney’s Office representative. “He was sentenced to four years in state prison.”
Lindsey moved to Southern California in 1998, after he was released on parole for his murder sentence.
The case is being investigated by the Special Victims Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
No additional information is being released at this time, officials said.
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