A convicted rapist who was mistakenly released from the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent last month is back in custody after Seattle Police arrested him Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, 2025 in North Seattle.
The 50-year-old man was convicted of second-degree rape in July for a 2019 attack inside an abandoned home in South Seattle, according to Seattle Police. He bonded out of the Kent jail on July 26 while awaiting sentencing — an error that allowed him to remain free for more than a month.
After his release, detectives with the Seattle Police Department’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit issued an internal alert to officers. Community members later reported sightings of the man in Seattle…