By: Richard Winston
This local article of California, is about Nicolas Morales. Morales is a 44 year-old man from Santa Clarita, a city in California. On Friday (Feb. 23, 2018), he was arrested by Alhambra police for raping and sexually assaulting seven women throughout the area of Los Angeles County, including Alhambra, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood between October 2016 and January 2018, a span of 15 months. Authorities, however, suspect that he may have attacked others. Officials said that he lured women into his vehicle and then attacked them while using a knife. With the help of a victim, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was able to catch him. Consequently, Morales is charged with 27 felony counts due to these attacks and faces nine counts of "forcible oral copulation, six counts of rape, five counts of sodomy by use of force and four counts of sexual penetration by foreign object," and "faces one count each of assault with intent to commit a felony, attempted sodomy by use of force and attempted kidnapping to commit another crime". Morales will face up to 300 years in prison if he is convicted of all charges. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. Prosecutors are asking to hold him on a $10.3-million bail. The intended audience is mainly directed towards those in California, specifically those in the Los Angeles County area. The purpose of this article was to update those living in the area about Nicolas Morales, an ugly rapist, and the actions that are currently being taken by the LAPD and the Justice System handling Morales' case. The author of this article is Richard Winton, a crime writer for the Los Angeles Times who is also part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2011. In the article, his tone is serious, uninvolved, and forthright with the use of standard diction. Winton also does not display clear attachment since the article was written very impersonally and is heavily facts based. Because of this, there is little to no bias presented in the article. There are many predators out there. This article acts as a reminder for everyone to be cautious and to stay as safe as possible.
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