Ryan Alan Hade (''
c.'' 1982 – June 9, 2005) was an American
sexual assault
Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...
victim from
Tacoma, Washington. On May 20, 1989, he was
raped,
emasculated
Emasculation is the removal of both the penis and the testicles, the external male sex organs. It differs from castration, which is the removal of the testicles only, although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. The potential medical ...
, stabbed and left for dead in a vacant lot.
was convicted of the attack and sentenced to 131 years in
prison. Shriner had a long history of sexual assault charges spanning 25 years. The case has been cited as one of the catalysts for new US laws allowing
indefinite confinement of
sex offenders. Hade, who survived the attack by Shriner, died in a vehicular accident. The vacant lot where Hade was attacked was later turned into a park and was renamed Ryan's Park after his death.
References
Crime LibraryMan who survived assault as a boy dies in motorcycle wreck
''The Seattle Times'', June 22, 2005.
RCW 71.09
Metro Parks Tacoma Ryan's Park
1982 births
2005 deaths
Road incident deaths in Washington (state)
Motorcycle road incident deaths
Violence against men in the United States
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