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Gilbert Police said they interviewed Michael Paladino after the results of tests on backlogged rape kits linked him to series of alleged sexual assault. The subsequently charged him in six assaultsl
Gilbert Police said they interviewed Michael Paladino after the results of tests on backlogged rape kits linked him to series of alleged sexual assault. The subsequently charged him in six assaultsl
Gilbert Police said they interviewed Michael Paladino after the results of tests on backlogged rape kits linked him to series of alleged sexual assault. The subsequently charged him in six assaultsl
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Michael Paladino DOB 04/07/1989
Gilbert Police Department 05-000015801. |
During April, 2027, the Gilbert Police Department received a CODIS hit related to 2 sexual assault case
‘that was reported in 2005 (GPD OR 05-15803). The DNA identified in the case matched to SP Michael
‘Smith (aka Paladino}, and during subsequent follow-up by the Gilbert Police Department, multiple other
sexual assault and/or sexually motivated crimes involving SP Smith were found.
Documented in Chandler PD DR 03-068110
Onan undetermined day during May, 2003, the 13 year-old female victim {V2) snuck out of her
residence and joined SP Mike Smith (14 year-old) and one of his friends in SP Smith’s mother’s vehicle
that he was driving without her knowledge ar permission. SP Smith dropped off his friend at an
apartment complex, then drove the victim to an alley (within the city of Chandler} and parked. While
parked, SP Smith told the victim that he wanted to have sex with her. ‘The victim told him she would not
have sex with him, SP Smith eventually told the victim that he was going to have sex with her, and that,
he would “rape” har ifshe did not get into the back seat af the vehicle. Fearing for her safety, the victin
‘moved to the rear seat ofthe vehicle where SP Smith inserted his penis nto her vagina without consent,
After the sexual assault, SP Smith went back and picked up his fiend {who he had dropped off at the
apartment), and then drove to a park where he hung out with his fiend while the victim remained in the
vehicle, The victim was eventually driven back to her residence and dropped off. The victim did not
report the Incident until 07/14/2003, and a sexual assault kit was subsequently not performed, The
victim did not want to cooperate witha confrontation call atthe time of the original investigation, and
the case was not further investigated. SP Smith was not contacted or interviewed at the time of the
original investigation.
Documented In Gilbert PD DR 05-000015859
(On 12/2/2005, the 17 year-old femiale victim {V2} went willingly to SP Mike Smith's (26 years-okd}
residence (285 E. Sherri Drive, Gilbert, AZ) where she ultimately found herself alone with SP Mike in his
bedroom, After locking the bedroom door, SP Smith “playfully” told V2 that he was going to rape her.
V2 told SP Smith that she would not have sex with him, SP Smith again told V2 that he was going to
have sex with her, and V2 again told him she would not have sex with him. SP Smith became
“ageressive,” and started to pull down V2's pants while she physically resisted. V2 told SP Smith, “I
don’t want this to happen”
V2 began to cry and $P Smith became apparently sympathetic and told her everything would be ok.
when V2 did not stop crying, SP Smith became angry, ralsed his fst above her in a threatening manner
and stated, “Fucking stop crying!” SP Smith then removed V2's pants and inserted his penis
vagina without consent. After the sexual assault, V2 did not immediately tell anybody about what
occurred.
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4989 Sex:V2 reported the incident to Gilbert PD on 11/18/2005. A forensic nurse examination of V2 was not
performed.
V2 cooperated with a pretext call to SP Smith, and during the call SP Smith admitted to having sex with
her but that it was consensual. SP Smith was subsequently interviewed by a Gilbert police detective and
sald that he had sex with V2, but that it was consensual.
ocumented in Gilbert PD DR 05-000035801
(On 11/17/2005, the 20 year-old female victim (V3) went to SP Mike Smith’s residence (285 . Sherr
Drive, Gilbert, AZ) where she expected to hang out with him. While there, they went into SP Smith’s
bedroom and engaged in consensual king. SP Smith asked V3 fora "biow jo!” orl penile |
penetration], but V3 refused.
SP Smith put his hand down the front of V3's pants and penetrated her vagina with his fingers. V3 told j
SP Smith that it hurt and for him to stop. SP Smith stopped as requested, They continued to Kiss, and SP |
Smith removed V3's pants. He told V3 that he wanted to have sex with her, and V3 totd him she would |
rat have sex with him. SP Smith then pushed V3's underwear to the side and inserted his penis into her
vagina, while wearing a condom, without consent. V3 told SP Smith, “No,” and physically pushed him
off of her while telling him that she had already tald him she would not have sex with him. V3 then gat
up, put on her pants, and left SP Smith's residence. As she was walking out, SP Smith asked V3 what was
wrong, and if she was going to “tel everybody that he raped her.”
Once she returned home, V3 told her mother what had occurred, and was taken to the hospital where |
police were called on 11/18/2008. A forensic nurse examination was performed on V3, and potential
DNA evidence was obtained,
During a follow-up interview with a police detective, V3 decided she did not want to cooperate with a
pretext call to SP Smith and the case was inactivated.
During 2016, the sexual assault kit (SAKi collected from V3 was submitted to a crime fab and DNA
evidence was identified from swabs of V3's neck, In 2017, the DNA identified from V3's neck swabs hit
in CODIS to SP Michact Smith (aka Paladino).
Documented in Gilbert PD DR 06-000001192
(On 01/15/2006, the 14 year-old female victim (Va) met with $P Smith at her residence, and agreed to go
‘with him to a nearby park, SP Smith instead took her to his residence (285 €. Sherri Drive, Gilbert, AZ)
‘were they went inside and to his bedroom. While in his bedroom, SP Smith attempted to kiss VA, but
she pushed him away. SP Smith asked her what was wrong, and VA told him that she did not feel right,
‘about it because she had not known him very long. SP Smith then held V4 down and pulled down her
pants. VA asked him what he was doing, and SP Smith pulled her underwear to the side and inserted his
penis into her vagina without consent, During the sexual assault, V4 told SP Smith that she was scared
‘and wanted him to stop. SP Smith did not stop, but continued to sexually assault V4 before removing
his penis from V4's vagina and ejaculating on his bedAfter SP Smith ejaculated, V4 got dressed and SP Smith walked her back to her residence. During the
‘walk back to V8's residence, SP Smith told V4, “not to tell anyone that he raped her because he did not
rape her”
During 2 comprehensive interview with the initially assigned detective, V4 disclosed that SP Smith had |
forced her to perform oral sex (pentle/oral penetration) without consent on 2 previous occasion. She
said that the prior incident occurred at SP Smith’s residence approximately one month prior to this
reported incident, and that she never reported it becouse, “I dd not think it was 8 big deal.”
‘On 01/21/2006, V4 reported what had occurred to her mother, and police were subsequently called, V4
said that her reason for delayed reporting was because she was afrald her parents would “freak” and
“think of her less.” A forensic nurse examination was not performed on V4.
Va cooperated with a pretext call to SP Smith, and during the call SP Smith told V4 that she never told
him “no” (to sex). He questioned whether police were monitoring the call, and eventually hung up the |
phone. SP Smith did nat admit during the pretext callf) that he engaged in non-consensual sex with V4.
SP Smith agreed to be interviewed by police, and admitted to having sex with V4, but claimed it was
consensval.
Documented in Mesa PD DR 2006-0360605
(0n 02/05/2006, VS was home alone doing homework when she heard a knock at the residence’ s front
door. When she opened the door, she recognized! that it was SP Mike Smith. VS knew SP Smith as an
Individual who had been attempting to get her to go out with him unsuceessfully, and who she was
actively trying to avoid. |
VS told SP Smith that nobody else was home, and that she would not allow him into her residence. She
attempted to shut the door, and SP Smith forced his way into the residence. V5 said that SP Smith
smelled strongly of atcohol,
(Once in the residence, SP Smith pushed VS down onto a couch and forcefully held her down while V5
screamed, cried, and physically resisted.
5° Smith pulled V5's pants down, and put his hand onto V5's vagina.
During V5's comprehensive interview following the incident, she described SP Smith as “aggressively
rubbing” her vagina and thet his fingers did not penetrate.
During a recent interview (11/3/2017), V5 recalled that $P Smith's fingers did penetrate her vagina, and
that it had caused her injury. She also said that SP Smits “agaressive rubbing” was an apparent
attempt to turn her on, and that she would consider it to have been masturbatory contact. No forensic
nutse examination was performed, and VS stated she does not know of medical documentation that
documented any genital injuries.‘While touching and/or penetrating V5's vagina with his hand, SP Smith exposed his penis, and VS
thought he was going to insert It into her vagina without consent, Before he could insert his penis into
her vagina, her house phone rang. The distraction of the phone ringing allowed V5 to get away from SP
Smith, She answered the phone, and it was VS's brother's friend calling. V5 was crying and sald that a
person was attempting to rape her. SP Smith talked briefly to the witness caller, and was told to leave,
After the phone call concluded, SP Smith left the residence. |
During a comprehensive Interview, V5 told the detective that she knew of two other potential victims
that SP Smith sexually assaulted. One of the potential victims was unable to be located at the time of
the initial investigation, and during more recent follow-up did not cooperate with being interviewed.
‘The original investigating detective was able to identify and contact one ofthe two potential victims (V6) |
that V5 told her about.
V6 (16 year-old female at the time of offense) disclosed that on an undermined date during the summer
‘of 2005, $P Mike Smith (friend of V5's) contacted her by telephone at approximately 2200 hours and
equested she meet with him at hs residence (285 E, Sherri Drive, Gibert, AZ). He told her that the
reason he wanted to see her before he was going to jal. SP Smith did not tell V6 why he was supposedly
going to jal, and she later found out that he had been lying about it
V6 snuck out of her residence, and $P Smith picked her up in a vehicle and drove her to his house,
‘When V6 first arrived at SP Smith's residence, she vratched television with SP Smith, SP Smith's sister
and her boyfriend. After approximately an hour or watching television, Vi and SP Smith went to his
bedroom where they used his computer.
At some point, V6 realized the bedroam door was locked, yet she did not know how it got to be that
‘way. SP Smith told V6 that he wanted to have sex with her, and she told him that she would not. SP
threatened that he would not drive her home if she did not have sex with him, V6 told him that she did
ot want to walk home, but maintained that she would not have sex with him,
V6 did engage in consensual kissing with SP Smith, and eventually SP attempted to remove her clothes.
V6 told SP Smith that she did not want to remove her clothing, and SP then pushed her onto a couch and
held her down by her shoulders. Due to V6 being afraid that SP Smith would physically harm her, she
ld not further resist once he held her down on the couch. SP Smith then inserted his penis into V6's
vagina without conseat. After the sexual assauit, V6 got dressed and she was driven home
approximately twenty minutes later by SP Smith’ sister's boyfriend.
V6 told the initial investigator that she never reported the sexual assault because she did not feel as
though SP Smith had “raped” her. The detective asked V6 Tori what she believes to be rape (sexual
assault), and she told her, “It means when a person gets beat up or hes to fight
Alllof the above listed victims have been recently contacted and are willing to ald with prosecution,Between 7/8/2011 and 12/12/2011, SP Michael Joseph Smith legally changed his name to Michael
Joseph Paladino (Per MVD records).
Gn 11/29/2027 at approximately 1200 hours, SP Michael Paladino was arrested following a traffie stop
for driving on a suspended license, and was subsequently interviewed regarding the above listed |
Incidents.
He recalted some details regarding what occurred with V4 and V5, but sald that he has has never
“raped” anyone. He said that V4 would have made the allegation against him because she was a virgin,
and that he does not remember why V5 became mad with him after he touched her breasts and
‘masturbated her vagina with his hand. He remembered V's brother (or brother's friend) coming to the
residence and that an argument ensued. He did not remember what caused the argument.
SP Michael Paladino said that he did not remember having sex with V4, V2, or V3, bt that itis possible |
because he hes iad sex with over 200 girls. Regarding V6's allegation, he said that he had consensual
‘sex with her while they were dating.
5® Paladino said that none of the reporting victims knew each other, and that they had all ved in
ifferent cities. He said that he is “aggressive” during sex, but does not know why the above listed
victims reported that he sexually assaulted them, He sald, “That’s what girls do,” | asked him if he
knows of other friends who multiple girls have alleged sexual assault against, end he told me he does
not.
Based on the above listed
booked on the following:
formation, SP Michael Joseph Paladino (aka Smith]{D0B 04/07/1989) was
6 counts of Sexual Assault ARS 13-1406