Remember: you can't rape a .38

Ewa Roman has the story at CBS21 News:

A 29-year-old Northumberland County woman reported being raped early this morning. The woman parked her car at the Paxton Square Shopping Center at about 11:30 on Saturday night, and was grabbed from behind while walking towards the CVS pharmacy. The man forced her into a vehicle and sexually assaulted her.
Police are looking for a short, heavy-set white male in his 40's. He was last seen wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with a grey stripe, dark sweat pants and white Velcro closure shoes. The suspect's vehicle is a white compact car.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lower Paxton Township Police Department at (717) 657-5656.

"The only thing that'll stop an attacker is pain," said Eric Sollenberger, a self defense instructor from Harrisburg. "Screaming, crying, or saying that things hurt isn't going to stop the general attacker. You're going to need to hit or strike vital targets," said Sollenberger.
The instructor says one way to defend yourself, if someone grabs you from behind, is to use your body weight, elbow them in the chest, strike your fist down to hit their groin, and then elbow up to hit their face.
"Attackers look for easy targets. They don't want to work for it. They don't want to fight. They just want to get what they want and, when a person attacks back, it really sets them back. They're not expecting that," said Sollenberger. The unexpected could help you get away.

Rico says the real unexpected thing is pulling out a concealable pistol (a small Glock, in .40 or .45, is a nice choice) and putting a couple of rounds into the guy's chest...