Black serial rapist from Orlando arrested, officials say

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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - A suspected serial rapist from Orlando – who was out on bond for previous sexual assault arrests – has found himself behind bars, according to deputies.

Vincent Laing Jr. was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual battery with a deadly weapon by force amid an investigation into the alleged assault of a 41-year-old woman, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The woman called law enforcement after an encounter with Laing on Tuesday, who she said she met through a "hookup" website, according to an arrest affidavit. He told her to meet him at a home in Wellington, which was abandoned and under construction.

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Vincent Laing Jr. was arrested for sexual battery with a deadly weapon by force. (Photo: Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office)

Laing allegedly threatened the woman with a kitchen knife, and forced her to perform oral, vaginal and anal sex with him, which he recorded.

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At one point, the woman asked Laing directly if he was going to rape her, and he replied "yes," according to the affidavit. When she asked why he was doing this, he replied, "'cause I can."

He gave her $20 before she left the house, the affidavit said.

The woman, at first, said she wasn't going to report the incident to law enforcement, but she felt Laing's behavior was "unusual" and she suspected that "he had committed this before," the affidavit said.

She searched his phone number, which returned his name – and the woman said she found several news articles about Laing who was previously arrested for sexual assault in Orlando, the affidavit continued.

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A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detective contacted a detective from the Orlando Police Department, who confirmed that there are five cases she has worked on in which Laing is the suspect.

FOX 35 was able to find two incidents out of Orange County – from June and August 2023 – which show a similar pattern to the Palm Beach County incident.

The affidavit also touched on these similarities, including meeting the victim through personal ads and social media, committing the assault in abandoned residences, possessing a knife, and recording the events on his phone.

Laing was located, arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail without bond.

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Daton Viel, 28 (Orlando Police Department)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A report released Wednesday details how a man facing sexually battery charges raped a 14-year-old girl in Orlando after offering her a ride to school.

Daton Viel, 28, was arrested in connection to the Dec. 1, 2022, sexual battery, according to the affidavit. The affidavit shows around 10 a.m. that day, the victim was walking to school when Viel called her to his car and offered to drive her the rest of the way to school.

He said his name was “D” and that he lived with his sister in Apopka, the affidavit continues. Police said once they were in the school front office parking lot, the suspect said he wanted to spend more time with the girl and drove her to Trotters Park, located at 2701 Lee Road.

According to officers, he then parked his vehicle, proceeded to put the sunshade on his windshield and raped the girl, despite her telling him, “No” and that “she did not want to engage in said acts.”

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Viel then dropped the victim off at school, where she reported the sexual battery to friends and school staff, police said.

School surveillance footage verified the suspect’s car was seen entering, leaving and reentering the campus parking lot and a DNA test led detectives to Viel, according to the affidavit.

Viel faces charges for sexual battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, and lewd or lascivious exhibition on a child between the ages of 12 and 16.

During a first appearance in court back in March, Viel’s bond was set at over $125,000 and a judge ordered that he could have no contact with anyone under the age of 18, can’t be within 1,000 feet of Bishop Moore High School or 500 feet of any school, and is not allowed to return to Trotters Park.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/04/12/man-rapes-14-year-old-after-offering-her-ride-to-school-in-orlando-report-shows/

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ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was arrested on early Sunday morning after witnesses reported that he had sexually assaulted a woman near an Orlando bar, according to the police department.

Police said they responded to reports of the attack at 1:57 a.m. on Sunday near the Stonewall Bar at 741 W. Church St.

Upon arrival, police found 56-year-old Sammy Pursley nearby with no shirt, his shorts falling slightly and his belt unbuckled, an arrest affidavit shows.

According to the affidavit, Pursley claimed that he had been trying to help a woman when someone accused him of rape, prompting him to run away and his shorts to starting falling.

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However, detectives said several witnesses reported seeing the sexual assault take place, describing the man responsible as “bald, no shirt, baggy shorts” and “wearing no shirt.”

Police said that the woman had been “extremely intoxicated” and was unable to stand. The witnesses were responsible for chasing off Pursley after they realized what he was doing, investigators said.

Pursley was arrested and face a charge of sexual battery involving an intoxicating substance. He is held on $25,000 bond.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/04/17/man-accused-of-raping-woman-outside-orlando-bar-police-say/

[The Disappearing Karen Bass]

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - A suspected serial rapist from Orlando – who was out on bond for previous sexual assault arrests – has found himself behind bars, according to deputies.

Vincent Laing Jr. was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual battery with a deadly weapon by force amid an investigation into the alleged assault of a 41-year-old woman, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The woman called law enforcement after an encounter with Laing on Tuesday, who she said she met through a "hookup" website, according to an arrest affidavit. He told her to meet him at a home in Wellington, which was abandoned and under construction.

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Laing allegedly threatened the woman with a kitchen knife, and forced her to perform oral, vaginal and anal sex with him, which he recorded.

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At one point, the woman asked Laing directly if he was going to rape her, and he replied "yes," according to the affidavit. When she asked why he was doing this, he replied, "'cause I can."

He gave her $20 before she left the house, the affidavit said.

The woman, at first, said she wasn't going to report the incident to law enforcement, but she felt Laing's behavior was "unusual" and she suspected that "he had committed this before," the affidavit said.

She searched his phone number, which returned his name – and the woman said she found several news articles about Laing who was previously arrested for sexual assault in Orlando, the affidavit continued.

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A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detective contacted a detective from the Orlando Police Department, who confirmed that there are five cases she has worked on in which Laing is the suspect.

FOX 35 was able to find two incidents out of Orange County – from June and August 2023 – which show a similar pattern to the Palm Beach County incident.

The affidavit also touched on these similarities, including meeting the victim through personal ads and social media, committing the assault in abandoned residences, possessing a knife, and recording the events on his phone.

Laing was located, arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail without bond.

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