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Teen 'Didn't Think Twice' About 911 Call in Rape

18-year-old recalls finding Calif. victim

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2009 4:59 PM CST
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(Newser) – The 18-year-old girl who called 911 to alert authorities to the brutal gang rape of a teenager says she “didn’t even think twice” about picking up the phone. California police are calling Margarita Vargas “the Good Samaritan” for her courage—after making the call, she went to the scene of the crime. "I could tell that she had been beat up because her face was swollen," she tells CBS5. "She was naked, didn't have shoes. They just covered her up and stuff."

"I was watching a movie, and my brother-in-law came in and he told me, ‘I don't know what to do, because there is a girl back there and she has been raped, I'm scared,'" says Vargas. "I'm like, we should call the cops because that's the right thing to do."

This undated booking photo provided by the Richmond Police Department shows one of the suspects, Manuel Ortega.
This undated booking photo provided by the Richmond Police Department shows one of the suspects, Manuel Ortega.   (AP Photo/Richmond Police Department)
Two students walk next to a sign about violence at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.
Two students walk next to a sign about violence at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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yummines
Nov 6, 2009 12:42 PM CST
i just find it ironic that the only person who called 911 was not even present at the scene when she called and wasn't even aware of it until a relative informed her. That is just pathetic, the only person who does the right thing and call 911 wasn't even a witness to the crime...
Fondue
Nov 6, 2009 12:41 PM CST
How many rape victims have you encountered? I'm 37 and have never met a rape survivor let alone someone just raped for 2 hours.
So_Cal_Larry
Nov 6, 2009 12:38 PM CST
Do NOT trust the police to keep your secret. And they DO know the telephone number from which you called. And, these calls become part of the public record. And, if broadcast on the news, the voice could be recognized. And, then there's the 'snitch' problem which is, in fact, a gigantic problem.

 
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