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disseminated on social media. In the email, Ana claimed that the police station had told her that she was not the rapist's first victim, and she advised women to "not walk alone, not be careless and not trust the police...we have to be prepared and mentalized that if someone approaches us from behind, puts a hand on our shoulders or grabs us, the only way to get away is by screaming, throwing yourself to the ground, calling for help, running into a nearby building or simply running away..." Authorities were pressured into solving the cases, and the governor ordered the collection of
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59:; he attacked a young woman on the road from behind and dragged her to a nearby wasteland where he raped her. He was caught in the act, convicted, and sentenced to six years imprisonment, of which he served only four. He began assaulting again in 1991 until September 8, 1999, when he was jailed for robbing a pizzeria and raping a girl in the La Cañada neighborhood. He was sentenced to five and a half years, but as he benefitted from the
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they dared to look at him, and promised that "nothing bad would happen" if they followed his orders. Sajen would also force his victims to walk several blocks away from the original abduction site – regardless if there were passers-by or not – to a vacant lot, where he raped the women. After he finished, he robbed them of all their valuables and fled the area.
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