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Girl Kicked Attacker, Triggering Gang Rape

Attacker 'went off' when teen tried to kick him in testicles

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2009 3:49 AM CST
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(Newser) – An attacker "went off" on a teen when she resisted sex outside her California high school, according to witnesses, triggering a savage gang rape that left her nearly dead and riveted a shocked America. The girl, described by teachers as a devout Christian too eager to please boys, rebuffed a pushy male outside her homecoming dance, according to the first detailed account of the brutal attack in the San Francisco Chronicle. "They had her down on the bench and the bitch tried to kick" one of the men in the testicles, said a student.

"He went off on her, started hitting her, and then it was on. They pulled a train on her," he added, while spectators watched and jeered. When the brutal attack was over, the girl's "face was purple and blue and she wasn't moving," said another student. "I guess those kids thought what they did was was cool. But it was terrible." Teachers and authorities blame a street culture of violence against women, but described the majority of schoolchildren as good kids. "Please tell people we're not animals," said a student.

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 earlier this month.
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 earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Richmond Police Department)
This is the picnic area at Richmond High School in California where a 15-year-old girl was beaten and gang raped for more than two hours.
This is the picnic area at Richmond High School in California where a 15-year-old girl was beaten and gang raped for more than two hours.   (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Sergeant Eddie Russell escorts a possible witness to his patrol car outside Richmond High School where a 15-year-old girl was raped.
Sergeant Eddie Russell escorts a possible witness to his patrol car outside Richmond High School where a 15-year-old girl was raped.   (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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PhDiva
Apr 3, 2010 10:45 AM CDT
The author of this article should be ashamed of herself and go to journalism class to learn about journalistic ethics. The title of this article needs to be rewritten for three reasons. 1. It's inaccurate. It's clear from the article itself - if the content is even accurate - that the rape was in progress when the girl kicked her attackers. Therefore, the title makes a false claim. I 2. The title suggests that the girl is to blame for the rape by trying to defend herself This is not only inaccurate, it's unethical and misogynistic. It also indicates that this person is not informed about sexual violence and should therefore not be writing about it. 3. The author deliberately framed the title in the way she did to sensationalize the rape at the expense of the truth, and she did not care about accuracy or journalistic ethics. . That's tabloid trickery, not legitimate journalism.
mordrrakk
Mar 15, 2010 12:39 AM CDT
Once more another nightmare brought to life in our land and people stand by watching it and thinking it the victims fault. We must relearn to watch out and protect our neighbors and friends yet instead we allow our culture to be torn down by those who invade our streets and cry out at us for being the intolerant ones when we say no we dont want a culture where girls are property and without rights. It begins with the small ones, we must force them to become not allow them to remain as they where
ende
Nov 6, 2009 4:57 AM CST
@Netstorm2k9: Congratulations, you corrected my spelling. I'm not trying to "show you up", I'm merely correcting your argument. I guess you'd rather correct spelling though.

 
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