Detroit man who kidnapped woman to be sex slave, sentenced for 'savage, sadistic behavior'
Detroit man sentenced for kidnapping, sexual assault
Judge Bradlee L. Cobb went outside the guidelines to sentence Payne to 25 to 50 years concurrently for criminal sexual assault - then added 25 to 50 years consecutively for his conviction on kidnapping. A seventh charge he was convicted of, for assault to do great bodily harm with strangulation got a five to 10-year sentence concurrent with the CSC sentence.
FOX 2 - Convicted kidnapper and rapist Andrew Payne faced a judge who did not hold back on Friday morning.
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Judge Bradlee L. Cobb went outside the guidelines to sentence Payne to 25 to 50 years concurrently for criminal sexual assault - then added 25 to 50 years consecutively for his conviction on kidnapping.
A seventh charge he was convicted of, for assault to do great bodily harm with strangulation got a five to 10-year sentence concurrent with the CSC sentence.
Cobb said in the 30 years of his career in criminal law this was one of the most disturbing cases he had seen.
The judge said he went outside the usual guidelines for the kidnapping charge due to the "seriousness of the circumstances of Payne's actions.
" Your behavior was the kind of thing that makes judges scratch their heads in disbelief and lose precious sleep contemplating what kind of sentence I could fashion that would … adequately address the egregious, immoral, savage, sadistic, sexual deviant behavior that you've subjected (the victim to)," Cobb said.
Payne's victim was in court but chose not to give her impact statement. The prosecutor relayed a message to the court that she wanted to see him get the maximum sentence allowable by law.
When given the chance to speak to the court or his victim in court, he began discussing issues he had with details of the case.
"Things that went on during preparation for trial. We, (my attorney), we couldn't agree on, certain motions that I want to file. I wanted to ask for …"
At that point, Judge Cobb stopped him,
"Do you have anything that you want to say about my potential sentence? That's what this time is for, sir," he said. "We're not going to talk about pretrial matters. Is there something else that you want me to consider when making my decision as to your sentence, sir?"
Payne left Cobb taken aback, saying, "No sir."
Judge Cobb then readied his thoughts - telling Payne to stay seated for now - "because I've got a lot to say."
Judge blasts Detroit man sentenced for kidnapping woman to be sex slave
Judge Bradlee Cobb told convicted rapist and kidnapper Andrew Payne it was one of the most disturbing cases he has seen in 30 years of criminal law.
The backstory:
In 2022, Payne lured a college friend to his house of horrors on the city’s east side – holding her hostage and raping her.
Following a week-long jury trial, Payne was convicted in July.
Payne contacted the woman and told her about a possible job at his church – inviting her to meet with the pastor.
But when she arrived, it’s alleged Payne took her to the house across the street, pulled a gun on her, and told her she was now his sex slave.
Judge Cobb spoke of testimony from a friend of Payne who said that Payne told him the victim was the first one who fell for (his) ruse.
"Those were your exact words," Cobb said. "Indicating to this court that perhaps you had tried it before."
He kept her inside the home for three days, making depraved requests and sexually assaulting her multiple times.
She escaped the home after he left her alone, fleeing through a second-floor window and running to get help.
"It is this court's opinion that, that, those words and your conduct and how you left her suggested that you had intended to use her and abuse her for as long as you desired," Cobb said.
Watch the full sentencing below: