A 30-year-old Lakewood man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for raping three women in Seattle over 15 days.
A jury found Christopher Beck guilty
last month of
two counts of first-degree rape and one count each of second-degree rape and
second-degree robbery, though they returned a not-guilty verdict on a second
count of second-degree robbery.
Because Beck was convicted of violent
sex crimes, it will be up to the state’sIndeterminate
Sentencing Review Board to determine whether to release him after he’s served his
sentence or add additional time to his prison term. Should he be released, Beck
will be required to register as a sex offender for life.
Before Judge Theresa Doyle handed down
her sentence, defense attorney Walt Peale said Beck deserved a 25-year
sentence, the low end of the standard range, because each victim “contributed
significantly to the crime being committed” by engaging in illegal sex work.
Seattle Times staff reporter
