Manassas, Va. — The alleged East Coast Rapist appeared for a preliminary hearing in court Thursday.
Aaron Thomas, 40, sat and listed to the testimony of two young women who, in 2009, were rapped behind Glendale Plaza in Dale City.
The Washington Post reported details of the testimony, in which the victim confronted her alleged attacker for the first time.
Thomas was captured last year in Connecticut after a series of billboards with his likeness was erected along the East Coast. He’s wanted in connection to at least 17 cases along the East Coast that involve rape or robbery – the last two are believed to have happened in Dale City.
Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert to the Washington Post he expects Thomas’ case to go before a grand jury in April, and that Thomas is facing life in prison if convicted.
