New Hampshire man serving prison sentence pleads guilty to raping New Bedford prostitute
NEW BEDFORD — A New Hampshire man already serving 25 to 30 years in prison for raping four prostitutes in Brockton pleaded guilty Friday to raping a New Bedford prostitute.
Brian D. Knippers, 36, admitted to picking up the woman in April 2008 and driving her to a secluded area of New Bedford, where he tied her up, threatened to kill her and repeatedly raped and beat her with a large stick.
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The New Bedford woman identified Knippers as the man who sexually assaulted her after being shown a photo array by detectives. The rape occurred the same day a Brockton prostitute told police there that she had encountered Knippers and recognized him as the man who had raped her two years earlier.