San Diego County man gets 37 years to life in prison in Christian Mingle rape case

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A former Naval officer from Del Mar has been sentenced to 37 years to life for raping two women he met through online dating sites.

Sean Patrick Banks, 39, was convicted in June of raping a woman he met on the Christian dating website ChristianMingle.com in 2012 and raping another woman he met on Match.com in 2009.

Victim K.K., who is being represented by Attorney Gloria Allred, told Judge Daniel Goldstein that Banks contacted her soon after she joined the dating website. They spent a month talking and texting before she invited him over her apartment on the night before Thanksgiving in 2012 to watch a movie, she said.

During the movie, he tried to kiss her "aggressively" and made a comment about how easy it is to snap someone's neck, she said. She told the judge that he then raped her.

"At the top of my lungs, I screamed, 'Please,' begging him to stop. He got angry, screamed fine and got off of me," she said.

Allred told reporters that any decisions on whether to pursue civil litigation against Banks or Christian Mingle would be made at a later time.

"Millions of women use these sites in hopes that they will meet the right person for them. They often have no idea that many of these sites are used by dangerous sexual predators," Allred said.

Before sentencing, Banks read a Bible verse and challenged the victims.

"I'm willing to consider whether to drop my appeal if (K.K.) can pass a polygraph on the facts of the case," Banks said.

Goldstein said the statement showed a lack of remorse.

CNS contributed to this report.