Arrest made in attack on Passadumkeag woman
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Arrest made in attack on Passadumkeag woman


By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff
BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN BENNETT
Derwin Springer Jr. is led into Penobscot County jail in Bangor on Friday, December 19, 2008. Springer is being charged with gross sexual assault and burglary in connection with the rape of a Passadumkeag woman.

PASSADUMKEAG — State Police arrested a local man Friday morning in connection with a brutal attack on a 60-year-old woman in her home on October 29.

Derwin Springer Jr., 38, is facing charges of sexual assault and burglary, said Penobscot County District Attorney Chris Almy at a press conference in Bangor to announce the arrest. Springer was transported to Penobscot County Jail. He is expected to make his initial appearance in Penobscot County Superior Court Monday or Tuesday.

Although details of the arrest were not immediately released, Almy said DNA evidence collected from the victim was matched to Springer.

The Pleasant Street resident reported that the man had forced his way into her home early that Wednesday. A state police evidence team and several detectives went to her house to assist in the investigation.

The woman was taken by ambulance to Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln and transferred to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor before she was released, police said.

Passadumkeag is a community of about 440 people located 15 miles north of Old Town. Pleasant Street is about a mile long, off U.S. Route 2, near the Penobscot River.

Surrounded by several shorter roads and cul-de-sacs, Pleasant is the main road of the community, with a U.S. Postal Service branch office, church, town office and volunteer fire station along it.

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Have fun in the slammer, wish Bubba Merry Christmas.

David889327: Rape is about power, not sex.

Thanks for clarifying, BucksportMom. Fortunately for all of us, I guess, it's a power I don't want! There are some women who want power - why do you suppose we hear so little about women raping men?

"why do you suppose we hear so little about women raping men?"

Because they commit substantially fewer violent crimes than men do. odd, that both pay the same taxes, despite costs associated with males being higher. Maybe it washes out as men get paid more on average.

Anyway, I sincerely hope he is the right scumbag, and that he suffers ever day for the rest of his meaningless life. Perpetual turnaround is fair!

He must of been hard up I guess. Or drunk. What was he thinking?

Why do you hear so little about women raping men?? Perhaps because...it doesn't happen as often!!! Women have always been seen as the "weaker sex", which is why they are more apt to become victims of such crimes.

Bring back public Hanging.

High noon on Saturdays, town square.

Low cost closure, deterrent, and entertainment all rolled into one.

The gallows could be used as a band stand on Sunday afternoons.

Besides, I know a few carpenters that could use the work.

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It looks like it's another case of "guilty until proven innocent." You guys have already convicted him and he hasn't even gone to trial.

You won't hear about women beating on men, or raping men, because no man in his right mind would report it....LOL I laugh, as I joke about all aspects of life and death, but it's a sad fact of life.

There was a recent report in a British newspaper about a woman who was accused of abducting a minister in England (with the help of a private investigator), tying him up in bed for a week, and raping him against his will (circa 1970s). He had the courage to report it, and was laughed at in the press.

Recently, this woman came in to a bit of shame/fame, using a different, assumed name, involved in another con game, and her picture was recognized and back story brought to life.

I remembered reading about the story in the New York Times in the 1970s, as it was kind of unusual for a man to report a rape or a beating back then.

NO man is going to tell the cop that the woman beat him up, even if he was drunk and couldn't defend himself or didn't remember what happened afterwards. And, of course, how much Viagra are you going to have to put in the guy's drink to rape him against his will? LOL

That's a good test for a math quiz for college students in a pharmacy class? LOL How much Viagra would it take to give a man an erection, even if he was scared and helpless? :) I guess this test would really have to be done in a prison environment?

I think I'm verging on the ridiculous, or being reported for inappropriate comments, but I do believe that the ladies are correct. Rape is an angry gesture of power over other people, as there is no man who can't get sexual satisfaction with a Playboy Magazine (or Oui Magazine for our gay brothers).

Rape is an expression of anger and dominance, and having power over other people (as it is often men who are gang raped in prison), and any sexual satisfaction or hormonal release to the brain after the orgasm is a secondary affect to the chemicals released in to the brain after your typical expression of violence, say, in a football game or a bar brawl/beating.

Joshua WS: If D>N>A> connectes him with this rape , then it is pritty sure that he is guilty.

you know it is a relief that evidence can take people of this nature off our streets. he doesn't deserve a warm bed or a hot meal. think about the lady he violated and how she feels. looking over her shoulder, wondering if all the people she sees is him or not. i could not imagine the way she feels. i hope he pays in the most aweful way.

in maines prison system he will have it pretty good the state protects G.S.A.'s he will be in protected custidy where no one can hurt him becuase the corrections officer on duty is held acountable nobody wants to loose their job over a scumbag

BucksportMom wrote:"Rape is about power, not sex."

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I guess if something's about power, it's more serious than if somethings about sex?

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Well, what else is new in our brave new world, where having sex with someone is about as big a deal as shaking hands.

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cut his hands off.

This totally shocked me when I heard who it was. I grew up down the road from him and he used to be friends with the woman's children. He is the same AGE as one of her sons. this is totally awful that he has done this. and Joshua whatever your name is...they have proof that he did this.

Well ruby or whatever your name is I know that. I'm just saying that no one is guilty until they are tried and convicted.

well to this is no suppsrise to me it has always been one thing or another with him i expected to see this about his father or brother and well him to i guess he has always been a drunk and druggie and well i can say this with truth since hes my cusin its about time hes finaly caught and put away for hurting people hes been in and out of jail before so its not like its his frst time i sure hope for every ones saftey its his last i hope that the women he did this to is gonna be ok and my prayers go out to her and her family and tiger i hope they dont let you out

At least the police caught up to him

Roger...what does it matter if you get laughed at?? When did that become the big problem? If some woman rapes you you need to recognize it as a crime. And in response to your question..."how much viagra are you going to have to put in the guy's drink to rape him?" probably not much...face it, men get embarrassed about reporting a rape for a reason: they only think with one of their heads, and it's not the one on top of their shoulders!!! If I'm wrong, then explain to me why he got laughed at?? Face it, men have a negatve stigma attached to them when it comes to sex. They think about it a lot. Wanna prove someone wrong? Then maybe you and your male friends should try not to be such pigs.

I totally agree with mommyoftwo. I unfortunelty had a kid with this loser. the only thing good that came from him, and thank god she has never been around him to know what a scumbag he really is. He is right where he belongs and finally is getting what he deserves, i just never thought he would stoop to the level of having to rape someone, especially someone that is old enough to be his mother. Im praying there is no bail, because we all know that he will run....

kailee i am sorry that you had a kid with this loser.he is related to me by marriage and i hope they fry his ass.. i think you are right about not letting your daughter know him..i wouldnt even tell her who her father is.. but as a mom myself i am sure that you will do the right thing for your daughter..and don,t feel bad that you had a kid with him..he fooled a lot of people..but now he,s where he belongs.. and i,m sure being the way he is ..with the booze and the temper always wantin to fight when he,s drunk, he probably abused you too..i,m so sorry for you... but most of all for the victim in this crime..and his other daughter she does know him cuz she,s older imagine what she,s going through to have people know that he,s her father..hopefully you,ll never have to see his face again..if we are lucky none of us will..........

thanx, unfortunetly i have to see him one more time, im already filing the papers, my husband wants to adopt her, and she doesnt remember Tiger anyways, and doesnt want to know anything about him. its a relief, and he definitely fooled alot of people.

that,s good kailee, you,re doing the right thing .you are giving your daughter a better life and def. a better dad...anyone can be a father but it takes a special guy to be a dad.. and it sounds like you got a special guy that loves your daughter like his own..good for you and your daughter..i am sorry you have to see him one more time but think of it this way.it,s for the better interest of your little girl..you,re a good mom...

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