The inner circle of a South Carolina rapist phoned the victim’s family

Family members of a woman who was sexually assaulted and later died in South Carolina say they’ve received a number of phone calls from her accused rapist’s family and someone claiming to be calling on his behalf, allegedly asking them to stop talking about the case because the man has “an extremely bright future.”

“On the other end of the line was a gentleman. He introduced himself as Adam and stated that he was phoning on behalf of Bowen “Dallas Stoller’s elder sister, Brette Tabatabai, told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “And he was phoning to say that Bowen was very sorry, but that Bowen has a very bright future, and that by stepping out and expressing this tale, we are dimming that. And, most importantly, to please stop.”

According to her family and several accounts, Stoller took her own life in November 2021, more than three years after she was sexually raped. Bowen Turner, 19, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual misconduct in connection with the alleged assault in early April, but Tabatabai said the charges were dismissed because the young woman was “no longer with us.”

Family members stated the first of these calls came in mid-April, shortly afterword that the accused guy had been offered a plea deal. Later in April, the Stoller family got two further phone calls, both from a phone number with the caller ID of Bowen Turner’s mother, Tabatabai said. The Stollers’ next phone call was to Sarah Ford, their attorney.

“‘Do not answer the phone,’ she says. Get that phone number… Everyone’s phones should be blocked,’ “Tabatabai remembered something. “We moved to alter the restraining order at that point to include his parents and anyone acting on his behalf.”

Tabatabai claimed the restraining order had previously only protected her family from Turner, but she hopes to have it expanded. She and her family have yet to get a response to their request for a restraining order. Turner’s lawyer, state Senator Brad Hutto, did not reply to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Tabatabai, one of three sisters, remarked, “Losing a kid is the hardest thing that you could ever have to go through.”

Tabatabai claims Stoller was sexually attacked in October 2018. The family learned on April 6 that the case’s attorney had chosen to dismiss it “on the merits that she is no longer with us & cannot testify that it was non-consensual,” she recently wrote.

Tabatabai said to Fox News Digital, “That was definitely the hardest part of it.” “Then there’s seeing him out and about, seeing images of him going about and just enjoying his life, and seeing the comments some people make on Facebook, or seeing people defend him, or seeing people remove items from her cemetery. That is really difficult.”

The family prepared a petition late last month with the aid of a friend, requesting that Aitken County Solicitor Bill Weeks review Dallas’ case against Turner and submit it before a grand jury. Tabatabai stated that they had wanted to collect up to 500 signatures. More than 9,000 people had joined as of Thursday.

Turner was also accused by a lady called Chloe Bess, in addition to Stoller. The mild sentence was met with loud moans from the audience. After the hearing, Bess told reporters, “I just feel like no matter what we say, it falls on deaf ears.” “It’s a demoralizing sensation, but I refuse to give up.”

Stoller’s sister said on Thursday that they would have a rally at the South Carolina State House on May 12 at 9 a.m., and that they will also have the opportunity to speak on the legislative floor.