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Five Youths Held in 'Barbaric' Calif. Gang Rape

Victim knew one 15-year-old assailant, was drinking with them

By Mary Papenfuss| Posted Oct 28, 09 11:44 AM CDT|

(Newser) – San Francisco-area cops have arrested three more young men in the savage gang rape, beating, and robbery of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance while dozens more watched. Five youths are being held, ranging from a 15-year-old boy who knew the victim to a 21-year-old. The girl was drinking outside the dance Saturday night, reports the San Francisco Chronicle, and the group turned on her when she became drunk. Charges are expected today.

"This was a barbaric act. I still cannot get my head around the fact that numerous people either watched, walked away or participated in her assault," a Richmond cop tells the AP. "It's one of the most disturbing crimes in my 15 years as a police officer." Some students began transferring out of the school. "It's not safe there at all," said a 16-year-old girl. "I'm not going back."

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Manuel Ortega, 19, has been charged with rape, robbery and kidnapping in connection with the assault of a 15-year-old girl following a Richmond High School homecoming dance. (AP Photo/Richmond Police Department)

The picnic area at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., where police said a 15-year-old girl was raped and beaten when she left her homecoming dance Saturday night. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Police Sergeant Eddie Russell escorts a possible witness to his patrol car outside Richmond High School yesterday in the investigation into the savage beating-rape of a 15-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Vanilla
Oct 28, 09 11:54 AM CDT

I hope these bastards get what they deserve. Reply

+19

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burtandernie
Oct 29, 09 12:45 AM CDT

It's California and a *cough* SANCTUARY CITY"...HELLO? they'll get off with some form of "i'm an illegal...i don't know any better! hep me hep me!" and they'll get off...and out of jail in no time! TRUST ME.

-4

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atomick
Oct 29, 09 11:33 AM CDT

Wow Burt, you're quite an ignorant fucktard for someone with such a cutsie screen-name.

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bewilderbeast
Nov 2, 09 6:38 AM CST

I feel physically ill and I feel helpless rage. I sure hope the justice system acts quickly, accurately and firmly. And I hope the girl gets good help and support.

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IggyJack
Oct 28, 09 11:55 AM CDT

Fucking sickening. 25 to Life, no questions asked, and no political bullshit either. Reply

+25

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BeatBlaster
Oct 28, 09 11:57 AM CDT

Everyone who watched needs to face some kind of consequence as well. I mean WTF?

+27

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Reader64481089
Oct 28, 09 11:56 AM CDT

Every piece of human garbage who stood by watching, filming whatever this rape needs to face charges.....they stood by and allowed this young lady to be raped and are no better than the rapists themselves Reply

+18

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BeatBlaster
Oct 28, 09 11:58 AM CDT

Damn straight. Talk about being desensitized.

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Spudsy
Oct 28, 09 1:43 PM CDT

It seems like anyone who filmed or photographed this could be charged with child porn charges. Will the DA have the b@lls to pursue?

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Jayster999
Oct 28, 09 1:48 PM CDT

Sorry, that doesn't fly. The bystanders are not as bad as the rapists. There's a big difference between standing there going, "WTF?" and jumping on a little girl and raping her. Those people are cowards who should be ashamed of themselves, certainly, but they're not the same.

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Yama
Oct 29, 09 5:00 AM CDT

here here

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jamerican
Oct 28, 09 12:11 PM CDT

Ortega was the first one arrested, a mexican in a gang who dropped out of school...were the rest of the boys part of his mexican gang. Reply

-5

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DJM420
Oct 28, 09 1:46 PM CDT

and his ethnicity has to do with WHAT?

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Jayster999
Oct 28, 09 1:54 PM CDT

When are we going to stop importing crime and social strife? About 1/3 of prison populations are illegals. This country is full of idiots and sheep.

-4

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DJM420
Oct 29, 09 12:34 AM CDT

'illegals' dont ONLY come from hispanic-oriented places. you DO know that, right? he could be perfectly legal and still have raped her. try making a point, and can you tie it in with the idiots and sheep? you have a lot of thoughts going on there. kinda jumpin all over...

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freethemall
Oct 28, 09 12:12 PM CDT

I have argued, on occasion, that as civilized human beings, we need to control our emotions, rather let our emotions control us. But I must say, that I haven't got my emotions about this under control yet. These lower than animal hoodlums need to suffer in the exact way that this young girl suffered. Both those who participated, and those who stood and watched. Reply

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George_Taylor
Oct 28, 09 12:33 PM CDT

Exactly. If it happened close to me I'd run over and beat the crap out of anyone. I'd lose my emotional control.

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jeebus
Oct 28, 09 4:06 PM CDT

They will all suffer plenty when they get to jail and their asses are turned inside out.

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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT

It's crimes like these that justify Sharia Law. Reply

-14

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BeatBlaster
Oct 28, 09 12:45 PM CDT

I'm going to assume you're being sarcastic. Are you?

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Fondue
Oct 28, 09 1:34 PM CDT

@alka, that would mean the victim would get stoned to death. It's bad enough this girl was raped until she became unconscious, and now you think she deserves to die a barbaric and brutal death in public.

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Spudsy
Oct 28, 09 1:45 PM CDT

Correct Fondue. In fundy islam, the men would be slapped on the wrist and if the court did not have her executed then most likely her family would perform an honor killing.

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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 28, 09 3:22 PM CDT

I mispoke. I tend to forget how much Sharia Law disregards the plight of women. What I really meant is that it would be nice of the brutal punishments like stoning, limb amputation, and firing squad found in Sharia were applied to the people that commited this vile crime. I certainly don't support Sharia's mistreatment of women. My bad guys.

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BlueAyez
Oct 28, 09 3:45 PM CDT

Sharia law would order the woman stoned or flogged for being a whore. Not a damn thing would happen to the men.

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QueenAlli
Oct 28, 09 1:03 PM CDT

I didn't think stuff like this could happen in San Francisco. I know crimes happen everywhere, but a school like this in San Francisco? Anyone from or near there? Reply

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BlueAyez
Oct 28, 09 3:46 PM CDT

It happened in Richmond which is a city across the bay from San Francisco and just as remote in culture.

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hybrid
Oct 29, 09 2:48 PM CDT

San francisco is disgusting, of course it could happen there.

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Pragmaticrealism
Oct 29, 09 10:40 PM CDT

Hybrid, shutup. You are from Wisconson. San Fran is 100 times better than any city in your state. Stop eating the shit the conservative sheep-herders feed you.

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hybrid
Oct 30, 09 7:21 AM CDT

No i am from michigan and that alone gives me the right to talk about how demacrat have and can distroy any state. Come to detriot some time and see what a liberal agenda can do. Any area where liberals have power is a damn disaster. This is why i now live in the west side of michigan, its conservitive values have created a wonderful place to live. Even with the auto industry struggling this state has the best workers in the world, give us a conservitive gov and its back to boom time. Look it up the last time we had a conservitive govener this state added jobs, now we have a canadian rat face in office and her answers were raise tax and kill small buisness as a result. Thay is what progessives do KILL people!

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PCPOLICIA
Oct 28, 09 1:25 PM CDT

What was the race of the girl ? Were the attackers illegal Aliens? The PC liberals always leave the race or Immigration status out if its a minority , but blast it across the headlines if it is a minority as the victim. Is the victim a white girl? Reply

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witness23
Oct 28, 09 1:34 PM CDT

@PC.........just shut up! Go back to listening to your beck's, hanitty's, olbermanns and rush's. just go seriously.

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Spudsy
Oct 28, 09 1:46 PM CDT

So you think the crime is worse if it is between different races? You should run for judge in Louisiana.

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DJM420
Oct 28, 09 1:48 PM CDT

@pc...are you serious?

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Jayster999
Oct 28, 09 1:55 PM CDT

Odds are good she was.

-5

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Jayster999
Oct 28, 09 1:56 PM CDT

Yeah. Spuds, that would make it a hate crime. Or does that only work when the perps are white and the victim is not?

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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 28, 09 3:24 PM CDT

She was an alien from Mars. No really PCPOLICIA why does it fucking matter? Why don't you do us all a favor and go have sex with a cheese shredder.

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Sniffer
Oct 28, 09 4:14 PM CDT

Good point since the Majority of Rapists & Child Molesters in California Are Latino - Ouch -the Truth hits too close to home for some of these people. Also very common in these cultures are for Daddy to get first crack at Daughter before she is tarnished by someone like her boyfriend or husband. Viva Machismo Motherfuckers!

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Snarfeh
Oct 28, 09 8:09 PM CDT

Jay, you still don't understand hate crimes, obviously. That the victim may have been a different race than the perpetrators does not, in and of itself, make it a hate crime. There are moments when I don't really believe you are that obtuse. Then, I wake up.

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gert4380
Oct 28, 09 2:34 PM CDT

Pack mentality...they are all ANIMALS. How sick do you have to be, drunk or not, to watch something this horrific. And for two hours on top of that. Give them to gen. pop. in prison and make them wear shirts saying what they did. Those that watched deserve punishment too. Anyone who walked away without calling for help should be publicly caned at the very least. WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN THEIR SISTER???? Reply

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burtandernie
Oct 29, 09 12:42 AM CDT

they probably started doing it to their sister at birth...seriously.

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BoZo
Oct 29, 09 9:51 AM CDT

General populace in prison will treat them very well. It's a shame when criminals police themselves better than the actual populace.

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gert4380
Oct 28, 09 2:42 PM CDT

ANIMALS. That is what they are. Only a pack mentality would brutalize a little girl like this. Reminiscent of those National Geographic scenes showing Chimpanzees attacking one of their own. GIve these guys to the gen. pop. in prison and make them wear shirts detailing what they did. Eye for an eye. Reply

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BlueAyez
Oct 28, 09 3:48 PM CDT

an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind -- but in this cast it might not be a bad idea.

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jeebus
Oct 28, 09 2:49 PM CDT

They deserve the electric chair. Reply

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jeebus
Oct 28, 09 3:43 PM CDT

These little cock suckers are going to soon find out what rape is all about, except this time they will be receiving. Reply

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kirei_gaisuto
Oct 28, 09 4:37 PM CDT

As a girl, I can understand being too afraid to physically step in. But how hard is it to call 911? Or, since they were outside the dance, go run back in for help? Anyone could do that. Reply

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yummines
Oct 28, 09 7:18 PM CDT

How do people watch rape, beating, and robbery of a young girl without any guilt in their conscience? This just made me lose more faith in the younger generation. The trend I have seen by many in my schools is lack of respect, disregard to rules, and stupidity. How anyone fails the CAHSEE is beyond me, and allowing a brutal crime to be committed is terrible. These people should be be given 39 lashes and crucified. No seriously, nothing, NOTHING compares to doing irreversible emotional damage to someone, then boasting about it. Just utterly inhuman. Murder can be an have various reasons (involuntary manslaughter, defense), robbery can be from having an ulterior motive (paying for medical bills, paying to support family) but rape is 100% self service. There is no innocence or a sense of right and wrong emanating from rape, only evil. Reply

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sh2master
Oct 28, 09 8:44 PM CDT

Think back to the Roman games. Reply

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riffran
Oct 28, 09 8:49 PM CDT

line the rapist up in a firing squad, and do it public...with a big sign...welcome rapist, and let the bodies rot for a week or so.......(not really...but those little creeps need to suffer, the more humiliating these pariahs are treated the better) Reply

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Reader83544175
Oct 28, 09 10:05 PM CDT

Everyone involved should be slowly beaten to death in front of their families while being forced to drink piss, or having Drain-O injected into their eyes. Reply

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riffran
Oct 28, 09 10:20 PM CDT

why the eyes.....just kidding.....lol

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tbooker
Oct 28, 09 11:05 PM CDT

Bend over and grease up boys cause Big Bubba will be showing you what a real gang rape is like. These pieces of shit should just be taken out and tossed off the Golden Gate. Reply

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SuzanJ
Oct 29, 09 11:01 AM CDT

double that

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cornelison
Oct 28, 09 11:26 PM CDT

Didn't anyone have a cell phone? Reply

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yummines
Oct 29, 09 12:05 AM CDT

apparently they were too busy recording rape with their phones to bother calling the police...

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burtandernie
Oct 29, 09 12:40 AM CDT

NO RESPECT FOR RULE OF LAW + MAJOR DISRESPECT OF WOMEN + NO FATHERS AT HOME + CIRCLE JERK GANG BANGERS = PRICELESS IN THE POKEY Reply

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Yama
Oct 29, 09 5:11 AM CDT

So... they were raised by the TV. :D Sensationalized violence and unrealistic portrayals of normal sexual behavior. It's Pavlovian behaviorism at its best.

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hybrid
Oct 29, 09 2:52 PM CDT

there is no christianity in san fransicko and muslims have there own humanitaian issues to worry about. Isnt it leagal to rape your wife in saudi and syria jordan? Ya thats real moral

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Yama
Oct 29, 09 5:03 AM CDT

You know what Douglas Adams called this phenomenon? The "Somebody Else's Problem Field" (SEP). The most powerful force governing man. Reply

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chickmagnet
Oct 29, 09 7:43 AM CDT

hey felgelah. your mother must have been rape thats.how you were born stupidass.

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SuzanJ
Oct 29, 09 10:57 AM CDT

yuck hope you get what's coming to you soon. meaning car accident. rammed up the ass

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zentenai
Oct 29, 09 7:24 AM CDT

That's what she gets for drinking at 15 with a bunch of guys. Serves her right. Reply

-4

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SuzanJ
Oct 29, 09 11:00 AM CDT

Serves her right??? so if your 15 and drinking with a bunch of guys you deserve to be butt raped by them all. Fing some other country to house your ignorant dead brain. Your Sick! get help

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trdulworth
Oct 29, 09 12:07 PM CDT

your a complete douche

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chickmagnet
Oct 29, 09 7:36 AM CDT

these guys are now prison girlfriends.hang yourself.while you can bastards ! Reply

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BoZo
Oct 29, 09 9:49 AM CDT

I like the health care add with the group of people standing around waiting in line. Reply

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SuzanJ
Oct 29, 09 10:54 AM CDT

I hope this wakes people up to the fact that we have to report the crimes that we see. the I don't want to get involved. and i hope they get they balls cut off. tit for tat Reply

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trdulworth
Oct 29, 09 12:04 PM CDT

hopefully karma works out, and they all get there assholes ripped in prison; daily Reply

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westonism
Oct 29, 09 4:19 PM CDT

They should just drop these animals in a super max prison and tell the inmates to have fun. Reply

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Peacesign1013
Oct 30, 09 12:44 PM CDT

I can't imagine being the parents of this young girl. The thought of how I would react scares me! Reply

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