The Many Faces of Jeffrey Marsalis

In April 2005, Jeffrey Marsalis was arrested and charged with multiple counts of rape. Philadelphia police said he had been using an online profile to meet women whom he would date, drug and rape. Twenty-one women in the Philadelphia area told police that Marsalis had raped or sexually assaulted them, all of which he denied. Ten of these cases were prosecuted in two seperate trials. His colorful profile included many pictures of him in various assumed identities, including this souvenir NASA photo, altered so that his name appeared on the nametag. His profile described his ideal woman: "If you want to be my copilot on the magic carpet ride, it's carry-on only, that means no stop signs, no stop lights, and throttle up." (Handout )