More than once in this seafaring racket I have seen pretty nasty divorces and custody battles, new girlfriends that lie through their teeth about their exes, the whole damned shitaree.
I know of more than one guy out here that has been accused of some pretty rotten things he couldn't have done because he was out here at the time the offense was committed. The trick being, of course, to smear a reputetion.(Accused pedophile so and so went to....whatever. Operative word here: ACCUSED)
Point being, the word ACCUSED don't mean shit. I was accused of a drug offense a couple decades ago and I sometimes STILL hear about it.
I tend to be pretty damned careful about throwing accusations around, and more careful yet before I take the law into my own hands.
Dig into this and find out if the rapist really was a rapist or if this is some devious nasty female shit before you ask for help.
BTW Why was the predator out on the street if he had been convicted?
Another thing, if he was out after a particularly light sentence, how's about going after the rapists partner; Go after the judge that let him off.