Prosecutors leveled five additional charges at an Acton man accused of raping a Santa Clarita woman at his home in 2013, officials said Friday.
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Arthur Lindsey, 74, stands accused of ten charges — two felony counts of rape of an unconscious person, one felony count of oral copulations of an unconscious person, two felony counts of sexual penetration by foreign object, one misdemeanor count of resist, obstruct, delay of peace officer or EMT, one felony count of possession of firearm by a felon with three priors, two felony counts of rape by use of drugs and one felony counts of oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, according to court documents.
Jury selection for Lindsey’s trial is scheduled to start Monday.
Lindsey is facing life in prison if convicted of the Acton rape.
“The victim was a 29-year-old woman, a Santa Clarita resident,” said Joe Hatami, who is handling the case for the District Attorney’s office. The crime occurred about 10 miles north of Shadow Pines, and the victim did not know Lindsey.
Lindsey has a record of violent sex crimes.
“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 (on May 18, 2005),” Robison said. “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.
Lindsey’s most recent registered address is 10645 Soledad Canyon Road, Apartment A, in Acton, according to California’s Megan’s Law website.
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