--- description: Robert Lewis Dear had been accused of raping a woman and beating his wife, according to a report. title: Planned Parenthood Shooter Previously Accused of Rape: Report image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd23113fe2a3dd076/6988731ff887dc9e5be93843/robert-lewis-dear1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Planned Parenthood Shooter Previously Accused of Rape: Report  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 1, 2015 9:45 PM CUT  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. 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](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 1, 2015 9:45 PM CUT The man who allegedly shot and killed [three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado](http://time.com/4128390/planned-parenthood-shooting-colorado-springs/ "undefined") 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](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/us/robert-dear-planned-parenthood-shooting.html?emc=edit%5Fna%5F20151201&nlid=55232055&ref=headline "undefined"), 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](http://time.com/4129843/planned-parenthood-shooter-court/ "undefined") for last week’s shooting rampage at a Colorado Springs clinic. [Read more from the New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/us/robert-dear-planned-parenthood-shooting.html?emc=edit%5Fna%5F20151201&nlid=55232055&ref=headline "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4131759/planned-parenthood-shooter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4131759/planned-parenthood-shooter/"},"headline":"Planned Parenthood Shooter Previously Accused of Rape: Report","datePublished":"2015-12-01T21:45:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:55:20.418Z","description":"He was called “deeply disturbed” and occasionally violent","url":"https://time.com/4131759/planned-parenthood-shooter/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd23113fe2a3dd076/6988731ff887dc9e5be93843/robert-lewis-dear1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd23113fe2a3dd076/6988731ff887dc9e5be93843/robert-lewis-dear1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"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","caption":"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 a","creditText":"Colorado Springs Police Department/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4131759/planned-parenthood-shooter/","name":"Planned Parenthood Shooter Previously Accused of Rape: Report"}}]}] ```