It has nothing to do with sex. It's an act of aggression, power and control. Calif. Wooden said that new inmates usually are targeted by sexual predators within three days of the newcomers' arrival in prison. Most of the victims are non-violent offenders who are unfamiliar with the Darwinian rules that govern life behind bars, criminologists say. And most of the targeted inmates are not affiliated with powerful street gangs that dominate life inside many prisons.
Predators also use a variety of tricks to lure weaker inmates into sexual relationships.
Weaker inmates have to hook up with stronger inmates or with a gang and part of that may be for sex. In other situations, they just decide they are going to rip you off for sex. In many ways, Donaldson was the perfect target. A middle class kid born into a military family in Norfolk, Va., Donaldson was valedictorian of his high school class in Long Branch, N.J., and a graduate of Columbia University. Donaldson was also very spiritual, placing his trust in God to protect him.