Cops arrest man, 47, who snatched a 74-year-old woman off a San Francisco street and raped her for FIVE HOURS before dumping her semi-conscious on the sidewalk
- A 74-year-old woman was on a morning walk in San Francisco when a man dragged her into his house, locked her up and raped her repeatedly for 5 hours
- Police said the woman was bitten several times by a vicious pitbull in the house
- The man then dressed the victim and left her lying semi-conscious on the street
- Police arrested Manuel Jesus Amador, 47, in connection with the May 10 attack
- The crime is so horrific that prosecutors plan to ask the judge not to set bail for the defendant as he is a 'danger to society'
Police have arrested a man they say grabbed a 74-year-old woman off the street, held her captive for five hours and repeatedly raped her, before leaving her semi-conscious on the sidewalk.
Manuel Jesus Amador, 47, is being held in San Francisco County in connection with the May 10 attack, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
The woman was walking along Prague Street near McLaren Park in the city's southeast at around 8am when police say Amador grabbed her and dragged her up a driveway and into his house.
A man allegedly snatched a 74-year-old woman off San Francisco's Prague Street, raped her repeatedly and left her semi-conscious on the sidewalk
San Francisco police (file image) have arrested 47-year-old Manuel Jesus Amador in connection with the May 10 attack
The elderly woman was on her morning walk at 8am on May 10 in the city's southeast (pictured) when she was kidnapped
Authorities said his roommate's pitbull bit the woman's hip, ankles and feet several times.
The attacker locked the victim in a room for five hours and repeatedly raped her.
The woman told investigators that the rapist also strangled her and she reportedly lost consciousness for half an hour.
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The man then dressed her, dragged her back outside and left her barely conscious on the street, authorities said.
A passerby spotted her and called emergency services. The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
Police locked up Amador in county jail on May 17 and charged him with rape by force, violence or threat of bodily injury, and kidnapping to commit another crime.
The horrific attack took place near McLaren Park (pictured). Locals told The San Francisco Chronicle that they didn't recognize Amador's name or know of a vicious dog in the area
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that prosecutors plan to ask the judge not to set bail for the defendant as his alleged crime is so horrific that he would be a danger to the public if allowed to go free.
'This case is particularly egregious,' District Attorney George Gascon and Assistant District Attorney Margaret Buitrago wrote in their petition to the Superior Court.
They said the 'defendant’s lack of criminal history should not dilute the severity of [his] conduct.'
Gascon and Buitrago also pointed out that crimes against elderly victims carry additional penalties under the law.
A judge is expected to rule on bail at Amador’s arraignment on Thursday.
It is unclear whether the defendant has a lawyer.
The Chronicle said it is withholding the victim’s name because of the nature of the crime.
