Cellphone video of alleged attacker pays off in arrest for California woman

(CBS/KPIX/AP) OAKLAND, Calif. - It takes a certain kind of bravery and resilience for a crime victim, particularly a sexual assault victim, to videotape her attacker and then turn it over to the police, but for one California woman it has paid off in the arrest of the alleged assailant, according to police.

Dion McDaniel was charged with burglary, rape and two other sex counts on Wednesday. Police say the 47-year-old parolee was found hiding in a doghouse in the yard of a home on Tuesday.

McDaniel is accused of forcing his way into the woman's home and raping her on June 7.

According to court documents the 28-year-old victim confronted the intruder and taped him on her cellphone, but after that he sexually assaulted her and then left with electronics taken from the home, police said. The video shows a man walking out of the house with a box full of property, according to CBS affiliate WPIX.

McDaniel was charged Wednesday with four felony counts of burglary, attempted oral copulation, forcible rape and forcible sodomy, according to court documents.

Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Teresa Drenick said the rape and sodomy charges carry enhancements because they allegedly occurred during a robbery, the station reported.

McDaniel also has an extensive criminal history, including 11 prior felony convictions for drug and burglary offenses. He was to be arraigned Thursday.