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Oklahoma City man's attackers tattooed "RAPEST" on his forehead, say police

Oklahoma City man's attackers tattooed 'RAPEST' on his forehead
Stetson Johnson CBS/KWTV

(CBS/KWTV) DEL CITY, Okla. - Stetson Johnson says he was beaten, tortured and left for dead at a lake in Del City.

"I've seen some pretty severe beatings in my years, but this was one of the worst," Oklahoma City Police Capt. Jody Suit told CBS affiliate KWTV.

Police said the mentally impaired 18-year-old was beaten, tied up, and held down while someone tattooed "RAPEST" on his forehead. By one account, they even used a stun gun on his genitals to torture him during the assault.

Investigators said it started when Johnson was leaving a female friend's house in southeast Oklahoma City on April 19. They say a man confronted Johnson, claiming to be his friend's boyfriend.

"Basically got drugged (sic) to the backyard, got stomped, came back in, and that's when they held me down and did the tattoos," Johnson told KWTV.

Police said after that, the suspects drove Johnson to Eagle Lake in Del City, where they beat him with a baseball bat, tortured him, and left him for dead.

Johnson lost consciousness during the attack, but was able to stumble down a road about a mile to a nearby mobile home park, in which a resident dialed the authorities, KWTV reported.

Reports say on April 26 police arrested Richard Dellery, Zachary Provence, Amanda Hodges and Kimberly Kirchler, Police say they eventually confessed to the attack. They face charges of kidnapping, maiming and assault with a deadly weapon.

Police have not released a motive for the beating, but said the assault was personal.

Del City police said they are still looking for at least two other people who they believe were involved in the attack.

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