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A Dutch Tourist Was Held Hostage and Raped 62 Times in a Hotel in Melbourne

UP to 450 hours of video footage needs to be examined over allegations a Dutch tourist was held hostage and routinely raped and tortured in a Melbourne hotel, a court has heard.

Alfio Anthony Granata, 46, appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court this morning for a brief mention hearing where the case was adjourned to allow more time to examine evidence.

He has been charged with more than 100 offences, including 62 counts of rape, 94 counts of assault and 10 counts of threatening to kill.

The court heard prosecutors and Mr Granata needed time to view about 450 hours of video footage allegedly recorded during the six-week period covering the alleged offending.

A police summary filed with the court at an earlier hearing alleges the 21-year-old tourist was subjected to physical assaults, death threats, sexual abuse and mental trauma spanning a brutal six weeks in November and December last year.

Police allege after meeting Mr Granata and co-accused Jennifer Peaston at a birthday party in St Kilda, the alleged victim was held hostage and tortured under the threat of death if she tried to escape.

The victim allegedly told police in the time she was kept at the hotel - the Rydges Preston - there was only "4 or 5" days where she was not subjected to horrific abuse.

The police summary has detailed dozens of violent incidents the Herald Sun has chosen not to publish.

The summary alleges Mr Granata told the alleged victim he was possessed by a demon and that she had been "marked for death".

He allegedly became jealous because he believed the tourist and Ms Peaston were engaging in sex acts without him.

At times the victim was allegedly punched in the face for talking out of turn, beaten with household objects and burnt with a gas torch lighter.

Police alleged the victim was often "banished to the shower after being raped or beaten (and) was often left to sleep on the wet shower floor naked''.

The victim was allegedly forced to smoke drugs and take part in sex acts with the couple. Many were videoed.

The summary alleged while being held hostage the victim was forced to either look only at Granata or at the floor and keep low to the ground at all times.

She was also allegedly barred from trying to block any of the accused's kicks or punches.

If she broke any of the rules, police allege she would be beaten harder and longer than if she was compliant.

She was also forced to take cold showers to reduce any signs of assault, it was alleged.

"She lived in fear of beatings if she upset the accused in any way,'' police alleged in the summary.

"(The victim's) mental state deteriorated as a result of the abuse.''

It is alleged Granata grew gradually more unpredictable and claimed to be possessed by a demon or the spirit of his grandfather.

On one occasion Granata told his victim and Ms Peaston that he wanted them to kill each other, it was alleged.

"The accused was convinced (the victim) was trying to steal the co-accused away from him and stated that she was 'going after his missus' and therefore was 'acting like a man' so she had to be able to take a beating like a man," police claim.

On one occasion, while allegedly possessed, he told her she was certain to die and bit her on the lip and neck.

"He stomped on (her) head, legs, back and chest and told her that she had until Christmas to do good by him or she would be dead by new years," police alleged.

On Christmas Eve, a day before she escaped, police allege the victim was subjected to a bizarre ritual where she was told "the killing has begun''.

"Your death is certain, before that happens, you will be begging for it," he allegedly told her.

"I will hurt you so bad that you will need life support for weeks, and when you're better, I will start all over again.''

Granata then allegedly forced the victim to cut her fingernails, toenails and hair and place them in an envelope along with some of her blood.

"The co-accused then passed the accused a lit candle, he used the hot wax to seal the envelope and poured some over (the victim's) body," police alleged.

"The accused told (the victim) that the ritual was to symbolise that her being was no more."

The following morning the victim stabbed Mr Granata while he was sleeping and then attempted to kill herself.

Police alleged Mr Granata and Ms Peaston panicked and called 000.

Mr Granata and victim were both taken to hospital where she remained for four weeks.

Police later seized a large amount of video footage allegedly recorded on cameras by Mr Granata that captured a large amount of the brutal violent and sexual acts.

Both were remanded in custody to reappear in court on August 30.

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The Secret Space Program - Full Documentary.

Published on Feb 7, 2013

In this documentary the authors discuss the secret space program, what it is, who is behind it and why? Is there a human civilization living off-world with highly advanced technology and knowledge about the existence of aliens? Why are we being kept in the dark?

They feature lot of people and attendees of the Secret Space Program conference in Amsterdam who also share their own experiences with UFO sightings. Then, they hit the streets of Amsterdam where the locals speak their mind about aliens, abductions and making contact with ET.

Since approximately 1980, a secret space fleet code named 'Solar Warden' has been in operation unknown to the public... Is this nonsense, is it a conspiracy or is it simply so sensitive that it will cause uproar around the world?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6sPY38yGKA

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Physical Evidence of Alien & UFO Abductions [FULL VIDEO].
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y02BLG9Xek4

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[Antartica] - ExtraTerrestrial craft half-buried within ice

Watch 2:05 to 2:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNUG7WHVJq8

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A nationwide manhunt has been launched in India after 4 young girls were abducted from a care home in India and gang raped by up 20 men. Detectives said the group of armed kidnappers raided the hostel at Lawada village in Pakur district and snatched four young girls, all aged between 12 and 14. It comes days after a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and set on fire in Etawah, in Uttar Pradesh, shockingly, the police refused to register a case.

The police brass expressed helplessness in curbing the rising incidents of rape in the state, which recorded 126 such assaults last week alone. In 20 of those cases, the victims were killed. In the capital Delhi it emerged last week that there have been 806 cases of rape reported in just the first six months of this year 2013, equalling more than four a day, compared to 706 cases recorded in all of 2012.

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UpTurn the DownTurn MTV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgQXqMw-0PI

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[DocuMovie] - The 5th Estate (The Story of WikiLeaks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZT1wb8_tcYU

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[Movie] - R.I.P.D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X07xNrVd7DU

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2013 NDP Song :

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Run Baby Run
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Do You Even Lift
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[Middle East] - Dubai jails Norweigian woman for being raped

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448

Visitor MrSoonToBeLawyer's comments on NeuroticRambling's blog entry about XinLin's blog entry :

My sympathy with XL (if any) is extremely limited. I studied at HCI and HCJC two years ago and i'll go as far as admitting that it is a high stress environment which is very demanding but i'll stop short of calling it flawed. every now and then it is necessary to stop and understand that nowhere in this world does there exist a utopia and if we should attempt to compare it to our projected ideals, then everything will fall short and appear flawed.

If there is one really important thing i learnt from my HC experience, it is that being able to adapt to your environment is extremely important for your success. evidently, it appears that the real problem lies not in the misrepresentation of data, or incompetent teachers or whatnot. These are not problems exclusive to her but they are not problems which affect everybody. The reason for that lies in our perception of a problem and our capacity to reconfigure ourselves in order to overcome these perceived problems. Clearly, XL lacks the skills required to operate in a demanding environment and should not even be in HC.

XL makes vague and shady assertions about how she was tricked into joining HC. I find this wholly ridiculous and comical. If she wasn't satisfied, she could have left. Was she expecting a complete change to take place just for her? God knows what was going through her head.

I was in a CCA that trained 4 times a week, i headed a CIP project, i took up a H3 subject in J2, and i got 3 gold medals, straight As for A levels, including my H3 subject, PW and GP. This July, i'll be beginning my term at oxford where i'll be studying law. So i would urge anyone quick to sympathise or empathise with XL to take a step back and understand that problems are not problems unless you make them to be problems and refuse to budge and expect the whole world to change to suit you.

Nobody denies that elitism exists. but i am eternally grateful for this education as it has provided me with so much more beyond the mountains of readings and projects. An elite education is not for everyone. Not everyone can handle it, and not everyone deserves it. You reap what you sow, and if you're lazy and immature and intend to work inconsistently, don't be too surprised with an ABBBC. if you want to be recognised and want to prove yourself, better damn well work for it and stop whining because NOBODY CARES.

Visitor FuckYouMrSoonToBeLawyer on Visitor MrSoonToBeLawyer's comments on NeuroticRambling's blog entry about XinLin's blog entry :

"My sympathy with XL (if any) is extremely limited. I studied at HCI and HCJC two years ago and i'll go as far as admitting that it is a high stress environment which is very demanding but i'll stop short of calling it flawed. every now and then it is necessary to stop and understand that nowhere in this world does there exist a utopia and if we should attempt to compare it to our projected ideals, then everything will fall short and appear flawed."

First off: What do you consider a utopia. Your own version of a utopia may not coincide with hers, or even conflict with her.
From what I have read, XL's post is about waking up from her own disillusioned self, and being stronger in that aspect. I never seen her say ranting about how she hated HCJC for all the experience that it has given her.

"If there is one really important thing i learnt from my HC experience, it is that being able to adapt to your environment is extremely important for your success. evidently, it appears that the real problem lies not in the misrepresentation of data, or incompetent teachers or whatnot. These are not problems exclusive to her but they are not problems which affect everybody. The reason for that lies in our perception of a problem and our capacity to reconfigure ourselves in order to overcome these perceived problems. Clearly, XL lacks the skills required to operate in a demanding environment and should not even be in HC."

Oh please. What she bring up is her own experience a posteriori. Yes both of you acknowledge that the problem exist. And while I do agree with you that adapting to your environment is crucial to attaining success, there is a thing called aptitude. Not everyone is so "mightly high" as you. If I read correctly, her strengths are in Chinese Dance. Supposing I put you in a Chinese Dance School with her, would you have done as well as her? While I do agree that she could be a misfit to your oh so "high mightly" HC culture, it does not mean that she just sat back and let the environment conditions take over her thoughts, in which I will elaborate on the next paragraph. She did try to learn the skills to adapt to JC life, albeit unsuccessful. And to say that she should not be in HC. She earned the f****** right to go to HC and learn there.

"XL makes vague and shady assertions about how she was tricked into joining HC. I find this wholly ridiculous and comical. If she wasn't satisfied, she could have left. Was she expecting a complete change to take place just for her? God knows what was going through her head."

This is when I have to take a tough stand against your ridiculous statement. Have you read through her whole post? From the bloody original site. She tried her upmost best to adapt to the saturation. If not she could have given up and became a playgirl. And leaving JC is not as easy as snapping your finger. Please think about it. Potential disruption to your current life should be minimized. Hence staying in HCJC and doing your best there should be a better option.
She should be given credit for trying hard, especially before her exams. Her consultations to the teachers, her all nighters. Her sweat and tears are not for nothing, as she grows up a more mature woman. SHE DOES NOT CERTAINLY WAIT FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE, as you have asserted.
AND GOD FORBID YOU TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING IN THROUGH HER HEAD, YOU STUPID, and yes I do mean it in a literal way.
"I was in a CCA that trained 4 times a week, i headed a CIP project, i took up a H3 subject in J2, and i got 3 gold medals, straight As for A levels, including my H3 subject, PW and GP. This July, i'll be beginning my term at oxford where i'll be studying law. So i would urge anyone quick to sympathise or empathise with XL to take a step back and understand that problems are not problems unless you make them to be problems and refuse to budge and expect the whole world to change to suit you."

While I am amazed at how much you have done, realize that you are committing a fallacy, soon to be lawyer. I am not going to appeal to your flawed logic. How does your achievements got to do with XL? So take your egoism and your own achievements elsewhere and lets concentrate on the main issue.
So what is your definition of problem? It is a situation in which needs to be overcome. So you are proposing to ignore the consequences of global warming cause you do not want to recognise it as a problem? I will put you in the level of climate deniers (together with science deniers) if u do agree.
A problem is not created intrinsically by you. IT IS AN EXTRINSTIC ISSUE. An issue in which XL recognize and try to solve it within her own means. And your last sentence in that paragraph does not makes sense.
And while I do not have any sympathy or empathy with XL, she gains my respect because she is head front in dealing with her own problems and that she is willing to share with your experience.

"Nobody denies that elitism exists. but i am eternally grateful for this education as it has provided me with so much more beyond the mountains of readings and projects. An elite education is not for everyone. Not everyone can handle it, and not everyone deserves it. You reap what you sow, and if you're lazy and immature and intend to work inconsistently, don't be too surprised with an ABBBC. if you want to be recognised and want to prove yourself, better damn well work for it and stop whining because NOBODY CARES."

So tell me, soon to be lawyer, could your young self describe to me how does the Boltzmann distribution comes about, including the full derivation of the mathematical equation. Or the derivation of the Gibbs Equation, both of which is sadly not taught or used in A levels chemistry. Bloody hell. So grades are your knowledge or aptitude about your subject huh? Let me pour cold water to your elitist head, cause knowing discrete knowledge does not mean full understanding and appreciation of the subject content itself. I think you should quickly go to oxford and learn the error of your ways, like what you have implied in your last sentence. Elite education? FUCK YOU. I see Singapore education as a flawed pedagogy as a whole. Elite education will be good education if it teaches children how to truly learn, not cram for exams or as such. I rest my case.

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Commuters save Japan woman stuck in platform gap -- by pushing train

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