Suspect Charged in Rape of Comedian’s Girlfriend
A man who allegedly attacked comedian Sam Kinison’s girlfriend in the comic’s Hollywood Hills home was charged Monday with three counts of rape and two other related felonies.
The district attorney’s office charged Unway L. Carter, 22, with three counts of rape and one count each of rape with a foreign object and forcible oral copulation.
Carter is charged with raping Kinison’s girlfriend last Thursday in the comedian’s home. Following the sexual assault, the victim picked up a .44-caliber revolver and fired four shots at her attacker, but missed, authorities said.
Kinison was home asleep during the incident, police said.
Carter, who is 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 300 pounds, met Kinison the night before and may have been acting as a bodyguard for the comedian, police said.
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