Isle theater actor,
director indicted
Gary L. Anderson is accused of being
By Linda Hosek and Jaymes Song
the so-called ‘stun gun rapist’
Star-BulletinGary L. Anderson, a local theater actor and director, has been indicted for allegedly using a stun gun on three women for robbery, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault from Sept. 15 to Jan. 13. An Oahu grand jury yesterday charged Anderson, 44, of Kaneohe with 10 counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of attempted first-degree sexual assault, two counts of third-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree robbery.
Police alleged last week that Anderson was the "stun-gun rapist" who zapped prostitutes with a stun gun, raped them and robbed them.
All 15 counts are felony offenses and first-degree sexual assault carries a 20-year prison term.
If Anderson is sentenced for more than one felony, the state can ask the court to extend his term from 20 years to life.
Deputy Prosecutor Paul Wong described the victims as courageous for making police reports, adding: "It's not easy to talk about sex assaults."
Anderson is co-founder and executive artistic director of the theater group ASATAD, which stands for "All Singing! All Talking! All Dancing!" The indictment alleges that Anderson committed nine first- and third-degree sexual assaults on one woman Jan. 13 and robbed her. He allegedly took cash and a cellular telephone.
It also alleges he committed four first- and attempted first-degree sexual assaults on a second woman Oct. 22 and committed attempted first-degree sexual assault on a third woman once between Sept. 15 and Oct. 22.
He allegedly used the stun gun on the third woman, but wasn't successful in incapacitating her. With the first two victims, the stun gun allegedly caused one to feel numb and the other to shake, according to reports.
Anderson is in custody in lieu of $630,000 bail.
Officers said they arrested Anderson last week when a prostitute, who reportedly was victimized Jan. 13, spotted him in Waikiki.
They said he allegedly was soliciting another prostitute in front of the Princess Kaiulani Hotel.
Officers said they found a stun gun and a toupee in Anderson's possession during the 3:30 a.m. arrest.
Meanwhile, a Kaneohe woman who claims Anderson raped and harassed her after their affair ended was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) in 1996, which is valid until 1999.
Anderson, however, also filed and was granted a TRO against the woman after claiming that she harassed him on several occasions by mail, fax and telephone.
The woman was arrested on Sept. 1, 1996, for TRO violation a few days after Anderson filed the order, said District Court officials.
The woman entered a deferred acceptance of no-contest plea on Oct. 18, 1996. The violation was dropped from her record earlier this month.
Part of the woman's affidavit attached to her temporary restraining order against Anderson stated: "I request this TRO so that I and my household and husband have protection from this very deceitful and dangerous man."
The affidavit filed by Anderson in his order against her stated: "I present this ever-mounting documentation about her behavior and ask for this TRO because my wife and I are terrified by the seeming escalation and hostile intensity of her contacts with us.
"We are now being harassed and terrorized on an almost constant basis: in our home and outside, via faxes, phone calls and through the mail, in addition to personal confrontations outside our home. We are afraid to go to our mailbox and are constantly looking over our shoulders. Please help us."
