iendly, confidence-style approach to persuade the victim of his pleasant demeanor, then hurl a sudden, overpowering attack; without warning he becomes cruel and angry.In contrast to the anger rapist and in fact, the least common of the aforementioned types of rape, the sadistic rape is fully premeditated. The sadist stalks, abducts, abuses, or sometimes murders his victim. This offender is not known to be bursting with sudden rage, although after capturing his victim he works himself into a frenzy as he assaults her. Groth states, “There is a sexual transformation of anger and power so that aggression itself becomes eroticized” (44). The sadistic rapist is gratified by the suffering of his victims. He combines the causations of the power rapist and the anger rapist and purposely chooses rape as his means of expressing his anger and power, expecting it to be erotic. His actions during each rape will be exact and often ritualistic. He receives pleasure from tormenting his victims, causing them anguish, distress, and a general sense of helplessness. The rapist’s hatred and control of the victim are eroticized, and his specific actions are always prearranged. The offender’s excitement level is directly affected as the intensity of pain increases for the victim. By punishing his victims, the sadistic rapist increases his own pleasure as he often believes he is punishing the representation of someone or something which he feels contempt for. Groth points out,Because of the ritualistic and potentially lethal nature of his offenses, the sadistic rapist is often believed to be blatantly psychotic, but, in fact, he is usually able to conceal these dark impulses from others. There is a hidden side to his personality which harbors these forbidden wishes. One of the disconcerting features of such offenders is that they are often quite personable, an impression in sharp contrast to the expected stereotype ...
