In a troubling case from October 2023, Trevor Colombano was accused of severely assaulting a woman walking her dog while her daughter and cousin were present. After allegedly attempting to sexually assault her and violently attacking her with repeated blows to her head and face, resulting in permanent disfigurement, he was subdued by bystanders until police arrival. The victim expressed profound emotional trauma from the encounter, leading to her move from California. Despite the severity of the crime and recommendations for incarceration, Colombano received probation instead of a prison sentence.
"When you have a stranger attack you in the way I was attacked, it felt like my ability to be strong was taken away from me. I have cried more in the last six months than I have in my entire lifetime...my daughter and my little cousin, both thirteen at the time, had to witness the whole thing...I cannot even put into words the feeling of not being able to protect yourself or your child at the same time."
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