Victim takes the stand as NorCal Rapist trial begins

Doug Johnson reports

INCLUDING HERE IN SACRAMENTO,FOX FORTY'S DOUG JOHNSON WASIN COURT TODAY AND HAS MORE ONTODAY'S OPENING STATEMENTS.RAY CHARLES WALLER STANDSACCUSED OF 12 COUNTS OFFORCIBLE ASSAULT.

AN ALLEGEDCRIME SPREE WHICH LASTED 15YEARS AND SPANNED SEVERALNORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIESAFTER HIS ARREST MORE THAN 2YEARS AGO TODAY HIS TRIALSTARTED ANY DOUBT AT ALL THATPOINT PRETTY SURE HE IS IN IPRAY TO GOD THAT YOU KNOWHE'S.

HE'S CONVICTED IN HEWON'T DO IT TO ANYBODY ELSERECENTLY WAS JUST 30 YEARS OLDWHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED AT HERHOME IN THE IN FEBRUARY 1992.TRIED TO LIVE MY LIFE ASMUCH AS I COULD IN.

STILLTHERE'S THINGS WILL NEVERFORGET.AFTER OPENING ARGUMENTSLANE TOOK THE STAND.WELL THE WHOLE TIME IDIDN'T LOOK AT HIM AND YOUKNOW I JUST.

TRIED TO LOOKSTRAIGHT.

AND WHAT WHEN I WASDONE I STARE YOU KNOW.DURING HER TESTIMONY THEJURY HEARD HOW LANE AWOKE AT 8IN THE MORNING AND WALKED OUTOF HER BEDROOM ONLY TO BEATTACKED BY A MAN WEARING SKIMASK.

SHE SAYS THE SUSPECTARMED WITH A KNIFE COVERED HEREYES AND MOUTH WITH DUCT TAPEAND TIED HER UP TO HER BED ANDRAPED HER 3 TIMES OVER 6HOURS.

I THOUGHT THE WHOLETIME I WAS GOING DIE, BUT IJUST SAT THERE JUST KEPT.YOU KNOW.GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONSAND YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY I GETOUT AND THEY DID.DURING TESTIMONY LATERREVEALED THE SUSPECT ALSORANSACKED HER HOME AND LEFT ANOTE IN HER ADDRESS BOOK WHICHSAID DON'T CALL THE COPS.

THEARROW POINTING TO HER MOTHER'SNAME AND ADDRESS.I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO SAYHE'S NOT GOING PUT ME IN MYOWN JAIL, YOU KNOW.ON CROSS EXAMINATION.

THEDEFENSE POINTED OUT LANE NEVERGOT A GOOD LOOK AT THE SUSPECTWHO ATTACKED HER AT THE TIMETHE SUSPECT HAD A POSSIBLESOUTHERN DRAWL WHEN HE SPOKE.THE DETECTIVE INVOLVED THECASE ALSO TO SEND TODAY LANESAYS SHE'S GLAD HER TESTIMONYIS OVER SHE'S HAPPY THE OTHERNORCAL RAPIST VICTIMS WILLALSO GET THEIR DAY IN COURT.IT'S JUST OH GOOD I NEEDTHIS LOOK AT IT AND DECIDE YOUKNOW WHETHER YOU'D LIKE TOHEAR AND I DID IT FEEL GOOD.JUST TO LOOK AT IN SACRAMENTO,DOUG JOHNSON.FOX 40 NEWS.