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15 Year Old Richmond High School Student Raped Outside Homecoming Dance
By Nick Valencia
(CNN) – A California high school student who police said was gang raped in a two-and-a-half-hour assault outside a homecoming dance remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday, two days after she was flown from the attack scene in critical condition.
As of late Monday, two suspects had been arrested in the case and a third was being questioned.
“There is one individual in custody who has made some spontaneous statements that have led me to believe that he is culpable for what happened,” Richmond police Lt. Johan Simon said.
Nineteen-year-old Manuel Ortega, described as a former student at the school, was arrested soon after he fled the scene and will face charges of rape, robbery and kidnapping, police said.
A 15-year-old was later arrested and charged with one count of felony sexual assault. A third teenager was being interviewed, according to Lt. Mark Gagan of the police department in Richmond, California.
“Based on witness statements and suspect statements, and also physical evidence, we know that she was raped by at least four suspects committing multiple sex acts,” Gagan said.
Investigators said as many as 15 people, all males, stood around watching the assault, but did not call police or help the victim, a 15-year-old student at Richmond High School in suburban San Francisco.
“As people announced over time that this was going on, more people came to see, and some actually participated,” Gagan said.
Authorities had interviewed the victim, and the search for other attackers and bystanders who watched and did not report the rape was in “full-court press,” according to Gagan.
“We have checked Facebook and YouTube to try to find any revealing evidence,” he said. “We’re looking in particular to see if anyone posted any video of the incident.”
Several other individuals were detained at the scene but not arrested, Simon said.
The attack occurred on school grounds as the annual homecoming dance was under way inside the school Saturday night, authorities said.
The victim was found unconscious and “brutally assaulted” under a bench shortly before midnight Saturday, after police received a call from someone in the area who had overheard people at the assault scene “reminiscing about the incident,” Gagan said.
“She ended up with those guys under her own will because she knew one of the boys who had gone to the high school before,” Gagan said. “Right now, we’re looking at toxicology reports to determine her blood-alcohol content and to determine if she was drugged.”
According to authorities, the victim was flown to an area hospital in critical condition. She was in stable condition Monday, police said.
“This just gets worse and worse the more you dig into it,” Gagan said. “It was like a horror movie after looking at the evidence. I can’t believe not one person felt compelled to help her.”
(CNN)
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What is our world coming to when the minds of our youth are numbed to the point of inaction? How is it possible that no one saw the wrong in this act and failed to contact the authorities? Who are these people and where is the parental guidance? I am shocked and appalled at the apathetic behavior of our youth and implore that responsible adults make an effort to positively impact the lives of our young people, or we will be doomed to an existence of fear and uncertainty.
> David
Very sad. Would these same kids have watched if it was their sister? Or even their Mother? The responsible parties should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. For those who watched, they will soon learn the meaning of the word, “Karma.”
> Carl Elliott
I am in tears reading this. How can anyone watch and/or participate in something so brutal? The lack of compassion in those that were standing around is mind boggling. The parents of those that were watching and those that raped her, should be held accountable also. Though they (parents) may not be criminally liable, they should be made to stand before the court and answer questions about their home life and parenting. May God bless and heal this young lady.
> A Very Sad Mother
The by standers should do some jail time just as much time as the ones who committed rap. The parents did commit a crime the crime of doing nothing and in this case they should be sent to jail or made to work in centers of rap victims until they understand how a person must feel being gang raped while others just stand around or sit on their ass and just watch as through they were watching a porn movie. Maybe the problem is that parents have so much fear of their kid or kids in the community that its better for them to kept their mouths shut and act as though nothing was seen.
> butch
This is what they created the electric chair for.
This is beyond demented and depraved.
I would say more, but I’m too fucking pissed off after reading this story.
> Lyndirose
I know I will be called a racist, not for the first time, for saying the too many people in this country who have no business having kids are producing off spring,and that includes whites, black and Mexicans all. These people have no interest in raising properly what they bring in to this world. Add this mixture the fuel of what we call the media, kids are growing up watching reality shows where anything goes, and movies and TV shows where rape and murder is common and gets higher box office. Shows such as CSI, SCU and movies such as SAW series, Hotel, and Friday the thirteen make abuse of females fun, and that is before the Rap and the new rock make female abuse Hip. Where do these children learn about self control and respect of females where they watch their own moms and sisters having sex with all comers, get real folks, it will take either a christ or an anti christ to fix this shi p.
> Tim Stone
@ Carl Elliott..they definitely wouldn’t just sit by and watch it happen to their mom or sister…don’t forget that some people feel it’s ok to commit crimes against people…as long as they aren’t related to them
> luvmylocs
Using an Internet search engine or asking your local librarian for information about support for homeschooling in your area can often work. Many homeschooling books, such as Teach Your Own (Perseus, 2003), have listings of state, local, and national support groups, as well as current homeschooling periodical and book listings.
> pre-kindergarten homeschool
i was also home schooled when i was younger and it is also a great weay to get your education.’-”
> Dylan Lopez
i was home schooled too but i would still prefer regular schools.;*.
> Billy Lloyd
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