A man who was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a jogger, raping a 9-year-old girl, and molesting a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents has been sentenced to 140 years in prison, according to authorities.
Kevin Konther, 57, from Highland, California, was arrested in 2019 in connection with the 1995 rape of a 9-year-old girl and the 1998 rape of a female jogger, as stated in a February press release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Konther was found guilty of two felony counts of forcible rape, two felony counts of forcible oral copulation, one felony count of a forcible lewd act upon a child, and one felony count of a lewd and lascivious act with a minor, as stated in the press release.
During his sentencing, the judge described Konther as a “sexual carnivore,” according to The Mercury News. The judge commented, “This is like a cat, a lion, a cheetah looking for prey. Vultures don’t do this to their young, rats don’t do this.”
In October 1995, Konther allegedly abducted the 9-year-old victim while she was returning home after purchasing school supplies. He dragged her down an embankment, covered her face, and raped her. When the victim disclosed her age and begged him not to harm her, Konther reportedly laughed at her. The child managed to escape, concealing herself with her newly-purchased notebooks and pencils, and reported the attack to her mother.