A jury on Monday, June 23, convicted a Del Mar man of raping two women, including one who met him at a La Jolla restaurant in 2009 and woke up being sexually assaulted in her home.
\nAfter 10 \u00bd hours of deliberations over three days, the eight-woman, four-man jury convicted Sean Patrick Banks, 39, of rape of an intoxicated woman in the 2009 incident.
\nThe woman testified she last remembered being at the former Jack\u2019s La Jolla and consuming an alcoholic drink she did not see poured. She said she woke up and found herself being raped in her own San Diego home.
\nThe jury also convicted Banks of the rape of a 22-year-old La Mesa woman, residential burglary and two counts of digital penetration in a 2012 incident in which she met Banks using an alias on the website ChristianMingle.com.
\n“This defendant is a very dangerous serial date rapist and potentially a sociopath,” said the prosecutor, David Williams III, afterward.
\n“Sean Banks would spend weeks, if not months, grooming these victims, making them believe that he was an honest, trustworthy Christian man,” said Williams.
\nEl Cajon Superior Court Judge Daniel Goldstein set sentencing for Sept. 5. Williams said Banks faces a maximum term of 40 years to life in prison.
\nDefense attorney Brian White told jurors in his closing argument that there was no physical evidence or DNA processed about either rapes. The victim from 2009 didn\u2019t call police until hearing about the La Mesa victim. The La Mesa woman called police but waited several days.
\n“We\u2019re deeply disappointed,” said defense attorney Brian White afterward. “It was a \u2018he said, she said\u2019 case. The jury has spoken, and we need to see the options available,” said White, adding he would consider making a motion for a new trial.
\nBanks\u2019 parents and friends were in the courtroom. “They\u2019re in a state of shock. It\u2019s been very emotional for the family, the client. It\u2019s a big blow,” said White.
\n“It\u2019s very difficult to prove you didn\u2019t do something. He\u2019s obviously taken it very hard,” said White.
\nBanks remains in jail without bail. –Neal Putnam<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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