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Planned Parenthood Shooter Previously Accused of Rape: Report

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - UNDATED: (EDITORS NOTE: Best quality available) In this handout provided by the Colorado Springs Police Department, suspect Robert L. Dear poses for a mugshot photo after he was was arrested following a deadly attack and standoff at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dear is accused of attacking a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on November 27, 2015 and killing three people, including a police officer. Nine others were injured. (Photo by Colorado Springs Police Department via Getty Images)
Robert L. Dear poses for a mugshot photo after he was was arrested following a deadly attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 27, 2015.Colorado Springs Police Department/Getty Images
By Melissa Chan

The man who allegedly shot and killed three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado had been previously accused of raping a woman and beating his wife, according to a report.

Robert Lewis Dear claimed to be religious but frequently sinned, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing sources who painted him as “deeply disturbed” and occasionally violent.

The 57-year-old North Carolina native is being held without bond on suspicion of first-degree murder for last week’s shooting rampage at a Colorado Springs clinic.

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