Federal prosecutors described Bryant Webster as a serial rapist who broke into homes and preyed on male Capitol Hill residents in the fall of 2016. Prosecutors said male-on-male, serial attacks, were unusual in the nation's capital.
Despite pleading guilty to two charges of first-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree sexual assault, Bryant “Bryan” Webster, 38, of Suitland, maintained his innocence as a D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced him to the maximum prison term within the plea agreement his attorneys reached with prosecutors.Webster cased the homes and watched the comings and goings of his victims.
Police learned of a similar attack from two months earlier involving another man who lived just blocks away. In that incident, prosecutors say, Webster broke into another victim’s home just before sunrise, forcing the victim to lie on his stomach. Webster then duct taped the man’s “I felt I was broken, that I would never be okay again. I had a sense of being ruined, a sense of shame. I fell into the darkest despair of my life,” the man told the judge.The man said since the attack, he had been seeing a therapist and relied on prayers. “I have forgiven Bryan. I spoke to God, crying out to Jesus to please help me. His love and forgiveness flowed through me.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenechukwu Okocha said the evidence against Webster was overwhelming. Webster’s DNA was found at the victims’ homes, and a backpack with the pistol, duct tape, a crowbar and stolen checks with his victims’ names were found at Webster’s home.tried to plead guilty, withdrew his plea and then opted for trial several times, which delayed the case. Webster has repeatedly denied the allegations, even at one point suggesting one of the victims was responsible for the attack.
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