A man who held an elderly woman as his prisoner for two years throughout multiple states was sentenced to nearly 400 years in prison on Tuesday.
A man who held an elderly woman as his prisoner for two years throughout multiple states was sentenced to nearly 400 years in prison on Tuesday.Ian Edard Kroe was denied probation and instead sentenced to 394 years to life after being convicted of the repeated rape, torture, and imprisonment of a 74-year-old woman for two years, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office said.
The 57-year-old was arrested in 2022 by Belmont police officers. The victim was not named.In February, the DA's office said Kroe raped the victim on multiple occasions in addition to threatening her. He would also feign illness throughout the trial to delay the process, officials said. Kroe was convicted of 33 felonies tied to the rape, torture, and imprisonment of the woman. At the sentencing, the woman said despite all she endured, she "survived beyond all odds."The victim and Kroe were acquainted with each other before Kroe "suddenly into a beast," San Mateo County DA Steve Wagstaffe said.Wagstaffe told KTVU that Kroe was arrested in Belmont at the Hyatt House hotel in 2022. According to the Los Angeles Times, the victim was eventually able to escape after secretly getting in touch with a friend in New Mexico, where she's from.During the two-year ordeal, Kroe emptied her bank accounts and refused to let her out of the hotel room, the LA Times reported."Throughout the trial the defendant called the victim a liar. We are pleased the jury concluded the defendant was the liar and the victim was believed in her entire testimony," Wagstaffe said.
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