In March 2007, colleagues and family members of Albert W. Hsu, a prominent businessman and investment officer, were stunned when police arrested him for impersonating his mistress on the Internet and posting an ad on an adult Web site, inviting readers to abduct and rape her. The investigation into this case began on Feb. 26, 2007, when Donna Smith (a pseudonym) notified the New Canaan Police Department, in Connecticut, about the ad and provided investigators with a link that led them to Collarme.com, a bondage and fetish site that claims to be the "largest BDSM community on the planet."
The ad in question contained the woman’s photograph, personal contact information, home and work addresses, motor vehicle license plate number and information on her daily routines. The ad said Donna had a fantasy in which she wanted to be "kidnapped and raped." The ad also stated that potential respondents should not contact her ahead of time, because it would "ruin the fantasy."
"I want a real-life abduction and rape scene," the advertisement read. "Only those who can deliver on my extreme desires need apply."
Investigators were able to trace the ad to a computer owned by 43-year-old Albert W. Hsu, a local resident of New Canaan. On March 2, 2007, police arrested Hsu and charged him with trafficking in personal identifying information, attempted kidnapping-first degree, attempted sexual assault-third degree, reckless endangerment-first degree, criminal impersonation, and harassment-second degree. Hsu’s bond was set at $750,000.
Hsu’s business profile on Zoominfo.com states that he is married with two teenage children and is co-founder, managing director and chief investment officer of Anchor Point Capital, LLC (APC). According to his profile, Hsu graduated from Bronx High School of Science in New York City and attended the University of New York at Albany in 1984, where he obtained a B.S. in economics. The profile also states that prior to founding APC, Hsu was the U.S. investment officer for the Atlantic Philanthropies, a $4 billion, limited-life foundation established by Charles Feeney, one of the founders of Duty Free Shops. At one point, the foundation had $8 billion in assets before Mr. Feeney articulated his desire to spend down all the foundation’s assets. Hsu was responsible for all U.S.-based investments. In addition, Hsu's online bio notes that he serves on the board of trustees and the investment committee for the YMCA Retirement Fund, which is the largest nonprofit pension fund in the U.S. with $4.5 billion in assets and 85 years old. He has been chair of the New Canaan Red Cross for three years. Hsu has served on the board of trustees of the Vanderbilt YMCA as vice president for Pension Group East and as vice president of the Futures Industry Association’s Research Division.
A search of the social networking Web site MySpace.com resulted in several profiles allegedly belonging to Hsu. A now-defunct profile on the site contained his photo and listed his income as "$250,000 and higher." There were two family members listed as "friends" on his profile and his last login was listed as Feb. 22, 2007.
