Roy Charles Waller, whose crimes have remained undiscovered for nearly three decades, is being held after being sentenced to 897 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law, on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Sacramento High Court in Sacramento, California ( Paul Kitagaki Jr./ The Sacramento Bee by AP, Pool)
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UPDATED 12:51 PM PT – Sunday, December 20, 2020
Roy Waller, also known as the “NorCal Rapist”, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Sacramento, California.
On Friday, Waller received a maximum sentence of 897 years in prison.
For 15 years, the former 60-year-old UC Berkeley employee was accused of sexually assaulting and assaulting nine women across Golden State.
Victim Theresa Lane reads her impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Roy Charles Waller on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Sacramento High Court in Sacramento, California (Paul Kitagaki Jr. / The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)
Last month, Waller was convicted of all 46 charges. According to officials, he continued to claim his innocence and refused to apologize to the victims, who testified on Friday.
“He knows he’s proven to be the NorCal rapist and even if he doesn’t admit it, even if he doesn’t apologize, even if he doesn’t show remorse,” prosecutor Keith Hill said. “He’ll know what the jury said, based on today.”
According to reports, Waller intends to appeal the sentence because he maintains his innocence.