Translated From: “Mr. Rape Torture Kill”, a convicted sex offender is arrested…
Discovered on: 2022-02-04 14:53:49
PHOENIX – A convicted California sex offender has been arrested in Phoenix for failing to register his Facebook and email accounts as required by authorities. The man was known as “Mr. RTK,” which stands for “rape, torture, and kill.”
According to court documents, the 61-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly used social media to contact the mother of a 7-year-old boy he allegedly victimized. Officers found him in an apartment near 19th Avenue and Hatcher Road.
What you should know
Smith faces a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. A Maricopa County judge set bail for Smith at $10,000. If he manages to pay it off, Smith will have to submit to an electronic screening and will also be banned from using the internet. Smith was registered as a sex offender in Phoenix in July 2021.
“I didn’t reply, I just let it go. Hoping he would keep doing it. I notified the attorneys here,” said Lynn Rinner, the mother of that 7-year-old boy.
Rinner said that Smith harassed her son. She attended all the hearings, hoping to keep him out of the community. The case dates back to 1999. Authorities confirmed that Smith was released in 2020 after 21 years in a California state psychiatric facility.
Court documents detail that Smith admitted to contacting the woman several times and sending her messages saying he was “back.” Smith told investigators that he was upset by what her mother had said about him online and “wanted her to think she was back in California” to scare her.
Smith’s next court hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 9 at 10:30 am.
Originally posted 2022-04-28 17:05:09.
