The 32-year-old registered sex offender would face a 35-year-to-life sentence if convicted, under the state's three strikes law. Police found the severed tongue at the crime scene. Doctors tell NBC that they could not reattach it.
Registered Sex Offender's Tongue Bitten Off
Calif. Man Arrested in Reported Rape Attempt
From Buck Wolf, About.com
Ronald Douglas McGowan Jr. was arrested as he sought emergency treatment, after his tongue was bitten off by a woman he allegedly tried to rape.
Courtesy of Murrieta Police Department
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