‘Jane Doe 2′ tells court of rape by Blue Lake chief
John Driscoll and Thadeus Greenson The Times-Standard
Article Launched: 04/22/2008 01:30:40 AM PDT

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9011219
EUREKA — District Attorney Paul Gallegos called an alleged rape victim to the stand in his case against Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen on Monday, asking her to reconstruct the alleged gun-point assault during the late 1990s.

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He shut the door and then began raping her, she said. At one point Gundersen put his gun on the pillow or bedside table, which she testified she saw as a threat.

”I was fearful that he would use it on me and, or, the boys,” she said.

Jane Doe 2 said she filed a report with the Eureka Police Department, wary of reporting it to the Sheriff’s Office where Gundersen’s wife at the time worked. The department never followed up, she said.

Gundersen is accused of kidnapping the woman at gunpoint with intent to forcibly rape, which could carry a life sentence if he was found guilty. He’s also accused of 12 counts of spousal rape against his current wife, Jane Doe 1 — a sergeant at the Blue Lake Police Dept.

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Gallegos has also offered Jane Doe 1 use immunity in the case.

The hearing is set to continue today.