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Victims of Atascadero rapist speak out, want maximum sentence

November 13, 2024

Nate Abate

By KAREN VELIE

Atascadero rapist Nate Abate was in court on Tuesday for what was initially scheduled to be a sentencing hearing. Instead, woman who have accused Abate of sexual assault provided victim statements to the court, and asked the judge to levy the highest prison sentence – eight years and eight months.

On Oct. 18, a jury found Abate guilty of raping multiple underage girls, while his friend and alleged accomplice remains on the run. Abate, 35, was found guilty of one county of forcible rape, one count of rape of an intoxicated person and one count of oral copulation with a minor.

Friends and family of Abate told the judge he has changed, while seeking a lower sentence.

In 2022, more than 30 women came forward on social media with allegations of sexual assaults against Julian Contreras, the owner of Kin Coffee Bar in San Luis Obispo, and Abate, the owner of Nate’s Barber in Atascadero. Abate then changed the name of his business to Cardinal Barbershop.

After law enforcement secured arrest warrants for the two alleged rapists, Contreras allegedly fled to Mexico.

Abate is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 19.

 


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Nasty Nate was the toast of Atascadero, the image of an invigorated downtown.


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What, no cabinet posts available for Mr. Abate in the Trump administration?


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Nope, Elon and Matt Gatez beat him to it


Nate is so delusional. His wife said he wasn’t friends with Julian since 2013. Weird how I saw them hanging out up until 2022 before Julian fled to Mexico. Also

Julian C also Wed a guy Named Blake Phillips who works for Zurn in Paso a couple years back. Pretty weird, to have a rapist Wed you at a marriage. So many Enablers. But here say isn’t valid until a victim comes forth.


I told anyone who’d listen about them, no one cared.


I wish the worst for Nate, and his family. To blame another man for you Raping a woman, has got to be the biggest joke in the world. I hope his lack of accountability gets him life.


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Spokesman for their pro-life; “Your body, my choice” campaign. Hard to imagine the poor women in the Trump-abortion-ban states who would be forced to carry rapist’s (like Nate Abate) off-spring full-term after being violated.


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Those abortion ban states would have incarcerated Nate long before now. (This isn’t Nate’s first rodeo)


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If only they lived up to the pedestal you put them on. Google “Austin Smith Clem” and try again…


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Looks like Master-Abate will just be doing that for the foreseeable future.


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This guy sounds like a real jerk.


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