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MissRadiant
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HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
I am so disgusted by this article.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/police-people-watched-gan_n_334975.html
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RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance without reporting it.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that onlookers laughed, took pictures and even joined in the crime.
Two suspects were in custody Monday, but police said as many as five other men attacked the girl over a two-hour period Friday night outside Richmond High School.
"She was raped, beaten, robbed and dehumanized by several suspects who were obviously OK enough with it to behave that way in each other's presence," Lt. Mark Gagan said. "What makes it even more disturbing is the presence of others. People came by, saw what was happening and failed to report it."
The victim remained hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Manuel Ortega, 19, was arrested at the scene and was being held on $800,000 bail for investigation of rape and robbery. He is not a student at the school.
Richmond police Sgt. David Harris said he did not know if Ortega had retained an attorney.
A 15-year-old student also was booked late Monday on one count of sexual assault, Gagan said.
Police said the girl left the dance and was walking to meet her father for a ride home when a classmate invited her to join a group drinking in the courtyard. The victim had drank a large amount of alcohol by the time the assault began, police said. The girl's father was looking for her during the attack, according to the LA Times:
Police were finally called after a female student overhead people talking about the rape. She called 911 and told dispatchers what she had heard, Gagan said.
When officers arrived on the scene, the assault was still going on. Several suspects fled as officers found the girl naked from the waist up, Gagan said.
The victim was semi-conscious near a picnic table, police said.
Marin Trujillo, a spokesman for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, said there were four police officers and three school administrators monitoring the dance, but the assault happened away from the gym.
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Im almost positive there is more to this story.....
Horrible.
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| Posted 10/27/09 10:52 AM |
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MsSissy
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
 Disgusting!
Posted by SIBride06
Im almost positive there is more to this story......
Just curious....what would it be?
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:06 AM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Disgusting
Posted by SIBride06
Im almost positive there is more to this story.....
What do you mean? A semi-conscious victim pretty much locks it up for me.
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:09 AM |
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J9-13
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Wow! That's terrible! What a horror! 
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:14 AM |
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leighdvm
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
My God, how horrible!!!!!! 
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:15 AM |
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Sherwood
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Poor girl. This is one of my biggest fears...Kitty Genovese
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:18 AM |
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Boobobunny
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
wow...this is so disturbing
I thought stuff like this was only in the movies
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:21 AM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
This sickens me. 
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:23 AM |
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kristin597
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
That's horrible. What is wrong with people?
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:28 AM |
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Wendy
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Horrible!
But if she left the dance to meet her father, where was he for two hours? I know it said he was looking for her but I don't get how he didn't find her in the courtyard.
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:35 AM |
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Each day that goes by brings a more sickening story.
Are there no positive news stories out there these days?
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:39 AM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Posted by Wendy
Horrible!
But if she left the dance to meet her father, where was he for two hours? I know it said he was looking for her but I don't get how he didn't find her in the courtyard.
Maybe he sat in the car for awhile - waiting for her wondering where she was and assuming she was still inside at the dance and then went looking for her. I'm sure he didn't think that she was in the courtyard -- he prob assumed she was with friends or something and running late.
Its horrible that the assault happened and people were likely gossiping about it at the dance and I heard on CNN that as many as 15 people might have witnessed the attack and none of them called the police....it was only after someone overheard about the attack that the police were called.
I'm sure more information will come out with this story, as to why so many students heard and saw it and did nothing.
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:39 AM |
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
horrible.... but naked from the waist up? 
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:54 AM |
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BlessUs
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Wow, this is so beyond disturbing.
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| Posted 10/27/09 11:54 AM |
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JP826
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Posted by Mssissy
Disgusting!
Posted by SIBride06
Im almost positive there is more to this story......
Just curious....what would it be?
Thats what I'm wondering. Why with all those witnesses, no one had the decency to report it. I'm sure witnesses will start coming out soon
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| Posted 10/27/09 12:01 PM |
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MrsScott
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
so horrible and sad
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| Posted 10/27/09 12:08 PM |
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kimbalina
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Shameful! Seriously what is wrong with these people.. are they afraid of saying something!
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| Posted 10/27/09 12:50 PM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
That's just terrible. Shame on anyone who saw what was going on and failed to act. They should be locked up too.
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| Posted 10/27/09 1:19 PM |
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springchick
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
OMG horrible
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| Posted 10/27/09 1:30 PM |
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GucciFucci1
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Posted by nrthshgrl
Disgusting
Posted by SIBride06
Im almost positive there is more to this story.....
What do you mean? A semi-conscious victim pretty much locks it up for me.
I am sure there is more to the story that has not yet been reported as well. Once the witnesses start coming forward, we should be able to find out.
lets hope they do because they are imperative in a crime case such as this.
So very sad. My thoughts & prayers goes out for this girl & her family.
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| Posted 10/27/09 1:54 PM |
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mrsej
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Disgusting. The people that were watching have no legal duty to report the incident - it is just morally uncomprehensible that people would watch a young girl get beaten and raped and do nothing.
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| Posted 10/27/09 2:08 PM |
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annoyedTTCer
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
Posted by scarletbegonia
Each day that goes by brings a more sickening story.
Are there no positive news stories out there these days?
You know the old journalism saying
if it bleeds, it leads
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| Posted 10/27/09 2:12 PM |
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michele31
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
May I raise children who ALWAYS do SOMETHING.
I would be so ashamed if my children just stood by during something like this.
Talk about a wake up call for these parents! Not only are the boys/men who raped this girl guilty but so is every single person who watched and did not call 911 or try to help her. Shame on ALL of them. How could you live with yourself?
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| Posted 10/27/09 2:53 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: HS student gets gang raped- people did nothing
How sad, how horrifying!
that poor girl!
Thank GOD someone called it in before they seriously injured her more so then they already have!
And those idiots who watched and walked away!?? How sick and twisted? How self centered and inhumane! They should be punished as well!
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