Looking for targets

In Japan, a 34-year-old man from Kawasaki is been charged with rape and attempted rape according to media. His latest victim was a female crew member on a first-class JR train carriage, according to yomiuri.co.jp. The rape occurred April 2 when he showed the crew member, in her 20s, into a restroom.

It is reported that the man also is charged of attempting to rape and injuring another female crew member aboard the train about one week before the rape. This assault also took place in a restroom on board the train.

"I knew female crew members were present in the first-class carriages and so I targeted them. I thought no one would notice because few passengers rode the train at that hour," the man is reported to admit.

Restroom attack

California -- An 18-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rape a woman at knifepoint inside a restroom of a fast food restaurant, authorities said.

The incident was reported about 4:16 p.m. Friday at a McDonald's in Cabazon, the Riverside County sheriff's office said.

According to police reports, the entered the restaurant, brandished a box-cutter knife and demanded food from workers.

When he was turned away, he then allegedly followed a 23-year-old woman into the restroom, held her down and attempted to rape her.

The woman's screams alerted customers and workers who came in, stopped the suspect and detained him until police arrived.

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