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In another Arlington County case, a child rapist self-deported and thus escaped prosecution.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Taylor Seely Chelsea Gods, 40, was berating car passengers driving up to the church, screaming that women shouldn't support rapists.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors wanted Gaff confined indefinitely under a new state law targeting violent rapists and child molesters who had finished their prison terms but were deemed likely to reoffend.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Y’all accused me of being a f---ing rapist.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Taylor Seely Chelsea Gods, 40, was berating car passengers driving up to the church, screaming that women shouldn't support rapists.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors wanted Gaff confined indefinitely under a new state law targeting violent rapists and child molesters who had finished their prison terms but were deemed likely to reoffend.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Y’all accused me of being a f---ing rapist.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapist. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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rapist
noun
rap·ist
ˈrā-pəst 
: an individual who commits rape
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