Earl Romaine (alias Peter Lincoln) was a pedophile who became the prime suspect in the rape of Shane Mills and two other victims in the Kastner Rehabilitation Center for juvenile sex offenders.
History[]
Romaine was a registered sex offender, having been convicted of a rape in Florida. He stole the identity of Pete Lincoln, a guard who worked at a rehabilitation center in which he was treated, and was hired as a guard at the Kastner Center in New York.
The Kastner Center neglected to identify his fingerprints when hiring him. While at the Kastner Center, he would continue his rape spree by using the patients as victims. The center employees knew that Romaine was identified by the victims as their attacker, but did nothing to stop him because they felt the boys deserved it.
Romaine later attacked the newcomer Shane Mills, he placed a bag on his head and broke his arm in the struggle, before raping him.
However, Special Victims Unit discovered his DNA and his deception. Romaine tried to flee when Detectives Odafin Tutuola and Chester Lake confronted him but Detective Elliot Stabler personally stopped him and struck Romaine in the head with a wooden plank for what he did to his victims.
After Romaine's arrest, the governor shut down the center and transferred all clients to safer juvenile facilities, whilst Shane Mills finished his treatment at home. The Kastner Corporation was filed charges of accessory to rape and identity theft. When last seen, he claimed during interrogation that he could not control himself, a claim that was used by Shane Mills for his defense. It is likely he did not succeed, and he was charged for his crimes.
Romaine was presumably tried and convicted of first-degree identity theft and three counts of rape in the first degree and sent to prison for life. (SVU: Impulsive)
Known Victims[]
- Florida: Unnamed 13-year-old boy
- Kastner Rehabilitation Center, New York City, New York:
- Unknown dates: Two unnamed boys
- October 2, 2007: Shane Mills