CNN does not name sexual assault victims. There was a mid 30 year old woman who was held captive against her own will in a wooden cage for two months from July to September 2014 in Indiana.
After a heated argument with her ex boyfriend she wandered Indiana when she ran into a familiar friend, Ricky House. House offered her a ride and she accepted. 30 miles away from her hometown, House lived in a mobile home with his girlfriend, where he kept the victim hostage. When they arrived at the home, the victim tried to leave and House put chloroform over her face which made her unconscious. The victim then woke up. She was zip tied to a bed in a wooden cage that House and his girlfriend, Tooley, built. For two dragging months the victim was held captive until Tooley invited her ex husband, Higgs, over to brag about her hostage. When the victim saw him she pleaded for him to help set her free. Higgs then offered the couple a profit to let her free. It was rejected. It then got violent when House put his shot gun to Higgs neck with his finger on the trigger. Higgs then head butted House and was able to escape safely, with the victim.
House is facing 14 counts of rape, kidnapping, criminal confinement and battery and Tooley is facing 10 counts of rape, kidnapping and criminal confinement. House’s bail is set at $500,000 and Tooley’s is $150,000. Higgs states to police, “I told the police … I hope you all have some real small cells, That’s where they need to spend the rest of their lives, in a real small cell.” The US Constitution states that all citizens have the rights of the accused no matter how cruel the crime may be. All citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty and have the right to a fair trial. Sometimes it is hard to think about equal justice for all.
Her freedom was completely taken from her. She was treated like and animal and was beaten brutally. They treated her like she was their property. These are scars that she will forever live with and she may never have a peace of mind and personal security. It is extremely odd that it was a couple to do this, what was their motive? How do people get so sick and act together in a crime like this?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/08/justice/mobile-home-captive-freed/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
wanakita • Oct 2, 2014 at 2:24 pm
I feel bad for this woman. no one has the right to take someone else’s right and freedom. I totally disagree with the trial and I believe they should not have any rights as criminals. I hate to hear news like this but people are just treated unfair.
TheQueen54 • Oct 1, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Things like this happen all over the world. People die every day. People suffer every day. The only reason this man was able to have a fair trial is because he lives in the United States. If he were to commit this disgusting crime in another country, or somewhere else in the world, it would be considered part of the norm. It’s all very unfortunate, but it’s all based on luck.
TheQueen54 • Oct 1, 2014 at 12:24 pm
I think that it’s only fair that he gets a trial. The very fact that he does is solely because he lives in the United States. Things like this happen all over the world. People die every day. Sure the ravenous acts that this man committed were utterly disgusting, but the only reason he
juknowit • Sep 30, 2014 at 10:24 am
Everyone deserves equal treatment under the law yes, in my personal opinion people who commit crimes like this, YOU ARE GUILTY YOU DONT NEED A TRIAL TO PROVE IT. It baffles me that a human being could treat another, let alone a woman doing that to another woman, like that and think that it is something to drag about. This woman just got into an argument with her boyfriend, then abducted, beat, raped, and tortured, i cannot image the emotional toll this is going to take on her for the rest of her life. This isn’t something you just move forward with, she needs counseling, trauma therapy, and probably some more treatments to help with the other effects of being held captive.
ARALE. • Sep 24, 2014 at 5:55 pm
I guess the victim already feeling so down after she had argued with her boyfriend. Even sadder, the victim had been kidnapped, beaten, raped, and locked in a dog cage for weeks by a friend. I can not understand how can people do such things to a friend, and even invited the other came over to see the victim in the dog cage. I wonder are they have mental issue.
Another fact that shows us, Do not take others’ offer especially a ride.