LA MESA — New charges involving two different alleged victims have been filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met through the dating website ChristianMingle.com.
Sean Patrick Banks, 37, a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, is charged with the alleged rape of an intoxicated person, as well as a separate incident where he allegedly tried to dissuade a witness from talking to police.
The alleged assault happened in November at the home of a woman, who Banks met on the website using the name ‘Rarity.’
Now, a second woman has come forward claiming she narrowly escaped becoming his next victim.
“I want other women out there to know they should come forward,” said Victoria Kinney, a former Miss Irvine.
He and Kinney never met but talked by phone a handful of times.
Banks told her he was arrested, but not guilty.
“He said he’d been arrested for rape, that the police were saying that’s his MO and it wasn’t true,” she said.
Kinney said she went to police, and that’s when Banks started harassing her with threats and intimidation.
Police say they later learned that Banks used other names on the dating site, including Rarity, Rylan, Rylan Butterwood and Rylan Harbough.
The number of aliases led investigators to suspect that Banks may have assaulted other women, and may have used other dating sites under additional false names.
Banks is being held without bail pending a review hearing Wednesday. If convicted, he faces 44 years to life in prison.
Anyone with information is urged to call the La Mesa Police Department, Detective Scott at (619) 667-7538.
20 Comments to “New Charges Against Alleged Christian Mingle Rapist”
February 15, 2013 at 11:49 PM
That guy looks like a rapist on any website
February 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Such a clean cut young man, looks like a typical conservative christian.
February 16, 2013 at 6:08 PM
He looks like a pedo perv…Dexter creepy!
February 16, 2013 at 1:40 AM
He must have a good job, have lots of equity in his real estate or have family to help him since he's out on bail.
He either put up 10% of $500,000 ($50,000 cash) which is the fee the bail bonds company keeps.
If he put up property for his bail then the bail automatically doubles, in his case $1 million.
Only the equity in the property is allowed to be counted towards bail, not what the property is worth since the bank owns the property, minus the equity.
February 16, 2013 at 1:50 AM
Yup.
February 16, 2013 at 2:29 AM
BAIL OPTIONS:
— Property Bail __ Must post double bail ($1 million) in "equity," which 100% will be refunded unless defendant runs.
— Cash Bail __ Must post full bail ($500,000) if defendant wants 100% refunded.
— Bail Bonds Company __ They put up 90% of bail & defendant posts 10%, however the 10% will not be refunded. It's the amount of fee the Bail Bond Company charges.
February 16, 2013 at 7:06 AM
If my kid did something like this, there would be no bail. Families usually are aware that their kids aren't right and it's just denial when they defend them. Also, did anyone else's inner middle-school giggle when they saw one of his alias was "Butterwood"?
February 16, 2013 at 7:19 AM
I feel for the victim, but what do you expect when you choose a date online? DECAPITATE HIM.
March 5, 2013 at 6:11 AM
That sounds a little barbaric.
Why not let his victims lose with a rusty knife instead?
February 16, 2013 at 8:09 AM
He shouldnt have been allowed to be out on bail!!!!
February 16, 2013 at 8:39 AM
Whoa, no comments about his race. I wonder why?
February 16, 2013 at 8:54 AM
Nice lawsuit coming, hope Christian mingle is ready for it.
February 16, 2013 at 10:05 AM
*** DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS PEOPLE; LIKELY VIRUS ***
Especially links by rightway.
February 16, 2013 at 10:05 AM
He looks downright creepy in a Dexter sort of way…
February 16, 2013 at 10:06 AM
…although Dexter would be good for this guy since Dexter seems to go for those who deserve what they get.
February 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Now these moron bible bumpers kind of know how it feels when their pedophile priests sodomize the children of these idiots. Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up and not become a christian and not pour their money into the church where it is used to cover up felonies.
February 16, 2013 at 6:10 PM
tuffyturf, you got that right!
*Cue in the fantasy spirit in the sky followers*
February 16, 2013 at 7:11 PM
Maybe the devil made him do it! LOL
February 19, 2013 at 8:50 PM
EWW I KNOW THIS GUY , and i can not believe what he did