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A SERIAL GROPER:

MAY BE WALKING:

THE STREETS OF CHULA VISTA

GRABBING GIRLS:

AND WOMEN:

AND SEXUALLY:

ASSAULTING THEM.

THIS IS A SKETCH

OF THE MAN RESPONSIBLE

FOR GROPING AT LEAST

13 WOMEN AND GIRLS

IN THE CHULA VISTA AREA

IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.

Mr. Xtreme:

HERE'S ONE OF MY

XTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE FLYERS.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

I LIKE TO DO IT WITH WORDS

A LITTLE BIT MORE CRUDE,

MORE RAW.

THE IDEA IS SO IT CAN GRAB

SOMEONE'S ATTENTION.

THEY MIGHT SAY,

"WELL, THIS LOOKS LIKE SH*T.

LET ME TAKE A LOOK.

WELL, WHAT'S ALL THIS?"

AND THEN THEY READ IT,

AND THEY REALIZE, "OH WOW.

THERE'S A MISSING PERSON.

THERE'S A SEXUAL PREDATOR

ON THE LOOSE."

'CAUSE IT JUST

STANDS OUT MORE.

CHULA VISTA GROPER--

HE STARTED ATTACKING

LAST YEAR.

IN ONE INSTANCE:

HE BIT:

ONE OF THE VICTIMS

ON HER BUTTOCKS.

I HOPE TO GET HIS FACE

OUT MORE INTO THE PUBLIC

SO PEOPLE WILL BE AWARE

THAT THIS GUY'S OUT THERE.

ONE OF THE ATTACKS

HAPPENED:

AROUND THE S.D.S.U.--

SAN DIEGO STATE AREA.

IT'S NOT CONFIRMED,

BUT THE M.O.

WAS VERY SIMILAR.

THERE WAS A SEXUAL

ASSAULT THERE:

THAT HAPPENED:

LAST NIGHT,

SO I FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT

THAT WE STEP UP PATROLS

OVER IN THAT AREA.

( women laughing,

chattering )

Woman:

CAN I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU

SO I CAN MAKE SURE THIS IS REAL?

- Mr. Xtreme:
THERE WAS

A CRIME THAT HAPPENED.

- Woman:
OH MY GOD.

YEAH, OUT HERE JUST TRYING

TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

THERE WAS A SEXUAL ASSAUL HERE LAST NIGHT.

THAT'S AWESOME.

CAN I SEE YOUR EYES?

ACTUALLY I HAVE TO KEEP

MY EYES CONCEALED.

I CAN'T SEE YOUR EYES?

THAT'S WEIRD.

OH, SO THAT SO NO ONE

KNOWS WHO YOU ARE?

Man:

THE SUPERMAN.

THIS IS CLARK KENT.

OKAY, YOU GUYS BE SAFE

OUT THERE WALKING.

Women:

THANK YOU. BYE.

( women giggle )

OKAY, ANYWAYS,

RIGHT NOW THE POLICE

ARE PRETTY MUCH WATCHING ME

WITH A MICROSCOPE.

ARE YOU OUT HERE

BY YOURSELF TONIGHT?

YEAH, IT'S JUST

GONNA BE ME.

I'LL BE OUT HERE

TILL ABOUT 2:
00--

ABOUT 2:
00, YEAH.

OKAY, YOU'RE STILL CARRYING

THE TASER, RIGHT?

YEAH, I HAVE A TASER

AND I HAVE A STUN GUN.

OKAY, JUST TO LET YOU

KNOW, MAN,

- JUST DON'T GO ANYWHERE

ON CAMPUS, DUDE, WITH THAT.

- ON CAMPUS, OKAY.

BECAUSE IF YOU GO ON CAMPUS

WITH THE STUN GUN,

IT'S BAD NEWS.

- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

- OKAY, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU CAN'T GO ON CAMPUS

WITH ANYTHING SORT OF

LESS LETHAL--

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GO

ON THERE WITH PEPPER SPRAY

AND TASERS:

AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

- OH, STUDENTS CAN'T EVEN CARRY

PEPPER SPRAY ON CAMPUS?

- NO.

- AW, MAN.

- THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

- YEAH YEAH YEAH.

- IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,

YOU CALL THE POLICE.

- SO JUST GIVING YOU A HEADS-UP.

- YEAH, NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM.

- YEAH, OKAY.

- ALL RIGHT?

Police officer:

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

I MEAN, I THINK

IT'S A GOOD THING,

AS LONG AS HE STAYS SAFE.

IF HE GETS INTO ANY PROBLEMS,

YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT TO

CALL THE POLICE,

'CAUSE HE'S GOT

TASERS AND STUFF,

BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE

CARRY GUNS AND KNIVES

AND STUFF, SO...

Mr. Xtreme:

WHAT THE OFFICER TOLD ME--

I WAS ASKING HIM

ABOUT THE SEXUAL ASSAULT

THAT TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT.

HE STATED THAT IT WAS

ACTUALLY ALONG--

Man:

HEY, GET THE F*** OFF

OUR PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.

I WILL CALL THE POLICE.

GET THE F*** OFF

OUR PROPERTY.

THANKS FOR SAYING "PLEASE."

HERE YOU GO, SIR.

I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION

ABOUT THE XTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE.

THANK YOU.

CAN I GIVE YOU GUYS

A COUPLE OF FLYERS

ABOUT THE XTREME

JUSTICE LEAGUE?

YEAH, CHECK IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT?

- THANK YOU.

- SURE.

CURRENTLY I AM THE ONLY MEMBER

OF THE XTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE.

BUT RIGHT NOW:

WE ARE RECRUITING.

YEAH, CHECK US OUT.

WE'RE RECRUITING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE RECRUITING SUPERHEROES

THAT WANT TO GO OUT

AND FIGHT CRIME.

- WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?

- WE PATROL THE STREETS.

I TRY TO:

SAFEGUARD NEIGHBORHOODS,

PREVENT VIOLENT CRIME

AND TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS

ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME

IN THE COMMUNITY.

XTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE.

- EXTREME?

- JUSTICE LEAGUE.

XTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE.

- EXTREME?

- YES.

DEFINITELY WE'RE LOOKING

FOR PEOPLE FOR THE XTREME

JUSTICE LEAGUE:

TO JOIN UP AND HELP OU WITH OUR CRIME-FIGHTING

EFFORTS.

HOW'D YOU GET THIS VEST?

IS IT BULLETPROOF?

- Man:
X.J.L.?

- X.J.L., YES.

- THAT'S MY ORGANIZATION.

- OH COOL, OKAY.

HAVE YOU BEEN SHOT, DUDE?

NO, ACTUALLY.

I HOPE THAT DAY NEVER COMES.

YEAH, ME TOO.

I REALLY DON'T.

THAT WOULD BE PRETTY--

PRETTY HAIRY.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

IN THIS LINE OF WORK

THAT COULD HAPPEN.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

- MR. XTREME.

MR. XTREME. OKAY.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE

A SOCIAL LIFE, TO BE HONEST.

YOU KNOW,

I DON'T HAVE THE TIME.

BEING A SUPERHERO,

IT CAN BE A PRETTY LONELY--

A LONELY PATH.

WELL, AT LEAST

FOR ME IT IS.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK

FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES

AREN'T NECESSARILY

ANY CRAZIER THAN YOU OR I

OR ANYONE ELSE.

THEY TAKE:

THE STANCE OF:

IF SUPERHEROES WERE REAL,

WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE?

- WHAT THE F*** IS THAT?

- A REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO.

I'M WHAT'S CALLED

A REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO.

- THE NAME'S AMAZONIA.

- OKAY.

THEY ARE DEDICATED

TO WHAT THEY DO.

I AM THE CONUNDRUM.

I AM A BLACK BELT

IN BRAZILIAN JU-JITSU,

WITH SIX-YEAR

PERIODS OF FREE-RUNNING,

PARKOUR AND GYMNASTICS.

IT'S A HOBBY

FOR MOST PEOPLE,

BECAUSE IT'S NOT

A PAYING JOB.

AND IT'S A HOBBY THAT

THEY'VE THROWN THEMSELVES

INTO PASSIONATELY.

( engine starts )

A CAR HAS:

ITS ADVANTAGES.

A CAR IMPRESSES PEOPLE.

A CAR MAKES THEM KNOW

YOU'RE LEGIT.

MY STATUS POINTS WENT WAY UP

WHEN I HAD THE SUPERMOBILE.

LIKE YOU PULL UP

INTO A GAS STATION,

AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "DAMN.

THIS GUY IS A SUPERHERO."

AND THEY ARE ALSO DOING GOOD

AT THE SAME TIME.

Life:

WELL, THE WORLD IS

OUT OF BALANCE.

I AND MANY MANY:

GOOD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

ARE TRYING TO WORK

TO PERFECT THAT BALANCE.

MY NAME IS CHAIM.

- CHAIM IS HEBREW,

AND IT MEANS "LIFE."

- HOW ARE YOU DOING?

AND WHEN I BECAME

A SUPERHERO,

IT REALLY SEEMED OBVIOUS

FOR ME TO GO WITH "LIFE."

WITHOUT LIFE:

THERE IS NOTHING.

Thanatos:

I WAS TOLD:

BY A POLICE OFFICER

THAT PEOPLE ON THE STREET

HAD NOTHING BETTER TO LOOK

FORWARD TO THAN DEATH.

I DECIDED:

IF THAT WAS THE CASE,

THEN MAYBE DEATH HAD BETTER

STEP IN HIMSELF.

I'VE SORT OF BECOME

A PARODY OF DEATH,

BECAUSE RATHER THAN

TAKING LIFE, I'M GIVING IT.

A REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO

IS AN ICON:

TO INSPIRE PEOPLE

THAT EVERYBODY CAN

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WE ALL HAVE ALTER EGOS.

WE DON'T ALL

DRESS IN COSTUME.

Apocalypse Meow:

I WAS SITTING ON

THE COUCH ONE DAY

AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED

TO SHOW ME SOMETHING.

AND HE LEFT THE HOUSE.

AND WHEN HE CAME BACK IN,

HE WAS ALL DRESSED

FROM HEAD TO TOE

IN HIS LEATHER PANTS

AND HIS GREAT BIG "Z."

AND I WAS:

VERY CONFUSED.

AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT

ONE BIT.

I KEPT TELLING HIM,

"YOU'RE DONE.

HOPE YOU HAD:

A GOOD TIME.

YOU'RE SO DONE WITH THIS."

( laughs )

AND HE TOLD ME,

"I'M NOT QUITTING."

I TOLD HIM, "WELL,

IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA QUIT,

THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE

TO COMPROMISE.

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