{"id":2255429,"date":"2024-05-29T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-breath-rapist-finally-caught-after-almost-17-years-on-the-run\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T20:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T00:32:11","slug":"bad-breath-rapist-finally-caught-after-almost-17-years-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-breath-rapist-finally-caught-after-almost-17-years-on-the-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Time Fugitive Arrested After Nearly 17 Years on the Lam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbad-breath-rapist-finally-caught-after-almost-17-years-on-the-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A convicted Massachusetts rapist, known \u200bas the &#8220;bad \u200cbreath rapist,&#8221;\u2063 was apprehended in California after \u2063years on the run. Tuen K. Lee,\u2064 linked to a 2005 assault,\u2063 evaded trial and subsequent capture. Police, aided\u200b by \u200dDNA evidence \u2063and a \u2063tip,\u2062 located \u200chim in Diablo, California, leading to \u200bhis arrest and confirmation through fingerprints. The \u200b&#8221;bad breath rapist,&#8221; a convicted Massachusetts offender, Tuen K. Lee, evaded capture \u2062for years after a 2005 \u2064assault. However, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-17-year-old-girl-found-dead-after-devastating-mind-blowing-discovery-next-door-brings-months-long-search-to-an-end\/\" title=\"17-year-old girl found dead after shocking discovery next door ends months-long search\">diligent police work<\/a>, DNA evidence, and \u200ba crucial\u200c tip\u200d led to his apprehension in Diablo, California. Lee&#8217;s identity was \u2062confirmed through fingerprint analysis, marking\u200c an end \u200bto his long evasion of justice.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 3:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A convicted Massachusetts rapist, who became known for his signature breath, has been captured in California after years on the run, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who became known as the \u201cbad breath rapist\u201d due to his apparent poor oral hygiene, raped a coworker at knifepoint in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Tuen K. Lee was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-competitive-races-distance-themselves-from-biden-student-debt-bailout\/\" title=\"Democrats in Competitive Races Distance Themselves From Biden Student Debt Bailout\">quickly linked<\/a> to the violent Feb. 2, 2005, assault and arrested by police in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boston-tea-party-250-years-later-seven-things-might-not-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a> suburb of Quincy.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/05\/29\/bad-breath-rapist-tuen-lee-captured-california\/73892424007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, DNA evidence and \u201chis horrible breath\u201d linked Lee to the crime.<\/p>\n<p>He was set to go on trial in Quincy in 2007, but he never showed up to court.<\/p>\n<p>He was facing a life sentence and fled the area before his trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-merchan-issues-last-minute-jury-instruction-designed-convict-trump-even-jurors-dont-agree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A jury<\/a> convicted him in absentia after two days of deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>Police spent 17 years searching for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">convicted rapist<\/a>, but they had no luck finding Lee. Not even an appearance on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d helped find the fugitive.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts State Police never gave up, posting about Lee on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facebooks-former-diversity-chief-sentenced-prison-multimillion-dollar-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page last July:<\/p>\n<p>However, police recently got a break in the case that led them to begin looking in northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-cop-quits-inappropriate-interaction-female-detainee-gets-exposed-single\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you heard of the &#8220;bad breath rapist&#8221;?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to USA Today, after the tip, detectives began to scour images online of a man they believed was Lee, who was living in a community called Diablo, California, just east of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Believing they had their man, police in the nearby city of Danville trailed Lee on Tuesday as he traveled with a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Police initiated a traffic stop in which Lee initially gave officers a false name. Eventually, he admitted his true identity, and he was arrested and taken to jail in Danville where he will be held until his extradition.<\/p>\n<p>A check of the convicted rapist\u2019s fingerprints confirmed the lengthy manhunt was over.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/three-officers-die-suddenly-within-four-days-massachusetts-state-police-breaks-silence-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Massachusetts State Police<\/a> celebrated Lee\u2019s arrest both in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspnews.org\/post\/the-bad-breath-rapist-captured?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR24g_iGZmBMaHiytGyroyBBjUMiLDfoOLcXcdSGkLRu_UHQQKa1zbkB51M_aem_Afcv415utpinJXWQsbOy4h5MbMIJ7u6WMX_FoyYJ_5fdiT0gvPva4eDqZeCEojzOEfFA-VmTlTS1ZpPa9aQWO67K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a news release<\/a> and with a Facebook post:<\/p>\n<p>According to police, Lee had been living with the woman he was with during his arrest for 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>She said she had no idea that he was using a false identity and that he had been convicted of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomos-apology-sorry-not-so-sorry\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Apology \u2013 Sorry, Not So Sorry\">vicious sexual assault<\/a> on the other side of the country.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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