Deja vu for 67-year-old rape suspect

Deja vu for 67-year-old rape suspect

In a widely-circulated photo from an MTA bus, you can see the man was old enough to be the teenage girl’s grandfather and his kindly offer to walk her to a friend’s house when she got off the bus late at night must have seemed genuine.

CHARGED WITH RAPING A TEENAGERAFTER THEY GOT OFF OF AN M-T-BUS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

WMAR2 NESTORY.13:02“According to chargingdocuments, the 67-year-oldrape suspect may have beenreliving his past in somesordid manner since he went toprison for committing aneerily similar crime decadesago” (TRACK) PICTURED HERE ONAN M-T-A BUS, THE MAN WAS OLDENOUGH TO BE THE TEENAGEGIRLKINDLY OFFER TO WALK HER TO AFRIENDOFF THE BUS LATE AT NIGHT MUHAVE SEEMED GENUINE.(SOT)---ColleenWilliams/longtime MTApassenger 7:51“You do meet alot of people when youtraveling, but you still haveto be a little skepticalsometimes, especially late atnight, because if you donknow the person, donclose to them” (NAT UP)upupullpullspulls uppulls up lpulls up l (pulls up l (TRpulls up l (TRACpulls up l (TRACK)pulls up l (TRACK) Wpulls up l (TRACK) WHEpulls up l (TRACK) WHENpulls up l (TRACK) WHEN THpulls up l (TRACK) WHEN THEBBUSBUS SBUS STOBUS STOPPBUS STOPPEDBUS STOPPED OBUS STOPPED ONBUS STOPPED ON WOBUS STOPPED ON WOODBUS STOPPED ON WOODLABUS STOPPED ON WOODLAWNAVENUE, THE TEEN AND THE MANWHO WAS NEARLY HALF- A-CENTURYHER SENIOR HEADED TOWARDS AWOODED SHORTCUT THROUGWOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK.(SOT)---Det.

RobertReason/Baltimore County PolicDepartment 18:33“During thattime, he pulled out a gun.

Heforced her to the ground andthasexual assault” (TRACK) AFTERVIOLATING THE TEEN, THESUSPECT SNAPPED A NUDE PICTUREOF HER AND TOOK HER CLOTHING,DROPPING THE GARMENTS AS HEFLED.

ONCE HIS PHOTO FROM ANMTA BUS WAS RELEASED, ATIPSTER IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECTAS 67-YEAR-OLD GREGORY LEEHIGHTOWER WHO HAD BEEN LIVINGWITH A NIECE IN BALTIMORESINCE HIS RELEASE FROM PRISONFOR COMMITTING A VERY SIMILARRAPE DECADES EARLIER.

(SOT)9:37“You would think it wouldhave helped him realize,’Donbecause you know what happenedthe first time.

Evidently, itdid”(HAGER ST-UP) 14:09“Hightoweris being held with no bondfacing a series of chargesincluding First Degree Rapeand First and Second DegreeAssault.

Reporting inBaltimore County, Jeff HageWMAR 2 News”LET'S CHECK IN