Tempe Cocaine Abuse - Wealthy Cocaine Addict Believed Sexual Assault Victim Was a Spy

Tempe Cocaine Abuse - Wealthy entrepreneur and cocaine addict David Atherton sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a woman because he believed she was a spy for the police. Atherton is now on trial for his crimes.

After years of heavy cocaine use, Atherton had become violently paranoid. He believed that secret passages existed in the walls of his home and that his victim, a mother of two, was sent by the authorities.

"As his addiction increased, so did his paranoia," prosecutor James Goss explained in court. "He believed that the woman was working for the 'bent police'."

The attack on the woman was captured on Atherton's home security cameras. Atherton assaulted the woman and then allegedly threatened to drown her in his swimming pool.