Seneca man charged with forcibly raping homeless woman, capturing act on video

A $100,000 cash-only bond has been set for a Seneca man who allegedly raped a homeless woman and captured the act on video.

The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney charged Patrick Damon Patterson (DOB1980) with rape.

The alleged victim was homeless and unable to sleep in her car Saturday when she went to the home of Patterson (DOB 1980), with whom she had a previous relationship, according to the probable cause statement.

{Patterson} stated she could only sleep in the home if she had sex with him. Victim 1 stated she told Patterson no. Once victim told Patterson no; he told her' to leave the home. 

Victim I said she had nowhere to go so she agreed to having sex. {She} stated during sex she told Patterson to stop and he wouldn't. {She}stated Patterson held her arms behind her back and continued to rape her. 

The woman told the investigating Newton County Sheriff's Office deputy Patterson had videoed the act on his cell phone.

Patterson informed me he knew why I was at the home. Patterson confírmed that victim 1 had come to his home the night prior and that they had sex. Patterson .informed me he knew {she} was homeless. Patterson informed me he had video to prove he did not rape victim l {and} then offered to show me the video. 

While watching the video, I could see victim l laying down and begging Patterson to let her sleep. Victim 1 made the statement in the video that Patterson got what he wàntêd and that she wanted to sleep.

I then asked Patterson if there were any other videos, Patterson stated he had " video of him and Victim 1 having sex. Patterson agreed to let me watch the video. 

During thé video, you can see the phone being set up then Patterson climbing into view completely naked. Patterson is then seen walking behind victim 1 and proceeds to have sex with her. During the sex you can hear victim 1 calling Patterson ''nasty, fat, she hopes he dies, and she hates him." 

In the video you can hear victim 1 call Patterson disgusting. Patterson then states "f--- you, get the f--- out of my house. She stated no. 

At that point, according to the probable cause statement, the video showed Patterson standing in front of her and ordering her to perform a sex act on him. When she refused, the video shows Patterson walking behind her and proceeding to have sex with her again.

Later in the video you hear Victim 1 yelling at Patterson to let her go, Patterson continues to have sex with her until he was finished.