CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SALINAS : Man Sentenced to 48 Years for Kidnap-Rape of Teen-Ager

A Carmel Valley man was sentenced to 48 years in prison for kidnaping an 18-year-old Morgan Hill woman, chaining her up and repeatedly raping her while holding her hostage for a week. Burton Bathke, 41, was sentenced this week by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Richard Silver. A jury had convicted him of 18 felony counts, including kidnaping, rape and false imprisonment. Bathke claimed that his victim lied about her time with him from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1988. He said she was left alone at times when she could have escaped, that she went dining with him at restaurants, went shopping and did household chores, including feeding his cat. Bathke released her with a promise of clothes, money and a car if she didn’t tell anyone. She went straight to the police.