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After a little more than an hour of deliberation, an Antelope Valley jury Friday found an Acton man guilty of raping a 29-year-old Acton woman in 2013.
After a little more than an hour of deliberation, an Antelope Valley jury Friday found an Acton man guilty of raping a 29-year-old Acton woman in 2013.

Verdict Expected Tuesday In Acton Rape Case

An Antelope Valley jury deliberated for a little more than an hour today before reaching a verdict about an Acton man accused of raping a Santa Clarita woman.


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The jury reached a verdict on all counts in the alleged rape case, but Arthur Lindsey, 74, was not in court Monday due to chest pains. The verdict was sealed and is expected to be read Tuesday at 11 a.m., officials said.

He 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.

He faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted of the June 2013 sexual assault of a Santa Clarita woman.

The victim, who KHTS AM-1220 is not identifying, was found unconscious in Lindsey’s trailer during an unannounced visit by Lindsey’s parole officer, according to court testimony.

Lindsey was on parole in Indiana for a 1964 rape-murder for which he served 33 years in prison. Lindsey was reincarcerated in 2005 for failing to register as a sex offender in San Diego, where federal authorities initially arrested him for human trafficking charges that were later dropped.

The trial lasted approximately three weeks, from jury selection, which began Jan. 12,  to Monday’s verdict. The jury began deliberation today and reached a decision by just after 10 a.m.

From a previous story:

Current Indiana law dictates Arthur Lindsey, 74, of Acton, should have had his parole revoked on the life sentence he served for a 1965 Indiana rape-murder — after he was released in 2011 from a California prison for a subsequent conviction, said  Ron Leffler, deputy extradition coordinator for the Indiana Department of Corrections.

“There’s actually a warrant on file at the jail for him,” Leffler said. “The way the sentencing laws are here, if he gets convicted of a felony while he’s on parole, then we have to revoke his parole.”

Leffler was unsure of why Lindsey was again granted parole after his 2011 release for failing to register as a sex offender, he said in an interview earlier this week.

Lindsey, who’s in the middle of a trial for allegedly raping a 29-year-old Santa Clarita woman, had a previous conviction for the rape and murder of an Indiana, for which he was sentenced to life in prison March 3, 1965.

He was paroled for the 1964 crimes in 1998 after serving 33 years in prison, and then moved to California and resumed criminal activity, according to court records.

“It looks like there were three charges for failure to register (as a sex offender in California),” Leffler said, noting Lindsey also was arrested by federal authorities in San Diego for “trying to smuggle illegal aliens.”

The human trafficking charges were not pursued, Leffler said, but Lindsey ended up receiving a six-year sentence for a June 2005 conviction of failing to register as a sex offender.

After his 2011 release from a California state prison, Indiana state law now calls for a revocation of his parole, Leffler said, mentioning the outstanding arrest warrant.

“He has to remain under supervision, basically, until he dies,” he explained, adding Lindsey’s conviction predated two separate overhauls of Indiana state law — once in 1977, and then again last year.

Indiana Department of Corrections officials evaluated Lindsey in 2011, Leffler said, spending roughly $2,000 to fly him out for a parole board hearing.

But Lindsey was released under what Indiana correctional officials refer to as “the old code,” he said.

“He probably was brought back and spent some time here and then released again in 2011,” Leffler said.

He could still face an Indiana Parole Board if he’s convicted of his current charges, Leffler said. However, Lindsey now faces a life sentence if convicted again due to California’s “Three Strikes Law,” said Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami.

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Verdict Expected Tuesday In Acton Rape Case

One comment

  1. Dear KHTS,

    Will you PLEASE stop broadcasting every detail of this monsters crime over the air? I listen to your station in the mornings with my children in the car as the music is safe and George is slightly amusing. When I can’t turn it off in time and my teenagers have to hear about Oral Copulation and Penetration details it grosses us all out and it is really unhealthy to start the day thinking about!

    Please have integrity in your reporting and be more “general”. Perhaps suggest listeners to visit web page for “details”.
    Just so disappointed in the News Reporting on this story!

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Perry Smith is a print and broadcast journalist who has won several awards for his focused, hyperlocal community coverage in several different regions of the country. In addition to five years of experience covering the Santa Clarita Valley, Smith, a San Fernando Valley native, has worked in newspapers and news websites in Los Angeles, the Northwest, the Central Valley and the South, before coming to KHTS in 2012. To contact Smith, email him at Perry@hometownstation.com.