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Four of the suspects were arraigned on October 29 in the ] in ]. One chose to enter a plea of ] to the two charges of rape with a foreign object and rape by force, while the others chose not to enter a plea at the time.<ref name='sfgate1101'>{{cite news | first=Kevin | last=Fagan | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Richmond gang rape seen as nearly inevitable | date=2009-11-01 | publisher= | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/01/MNR41ACRGU.DTL | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref><ref name='cnn1030'>{{cite news | first=Moni | last=Basu | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety | date=2009-10-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/california.rape.victim.friend/index.html | publisher =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> Authorities have indicated that all three juvenile defendants are expected to be charged as adults.<ref name='mercury1031'>{{cite news | first=Malaika | last=Frailey | coauthors=Roman Gokhman |authorlink= | title=One more held, one cleared in rape of Richmond teen girl | date=2009-10-31 | publisher= | url =http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_13684964 | work=] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref><ref name='abc1031'>{{cite news | first=Emily | last=Friedman | coauthors=Roman Gokhman |authorlink= | title=One more held, one cleared in rape of Richmond teen girl | date=2009-10-29 | publisher= | url =http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/gang-rape-victim-devout-christian-english-honors-student/Story?id=8945716| publisher= ] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> Four of the suspects were arraigned on October 29 in the ] in ]. One chose to enter a plea of ] to the two charges of rape with a foreign object and rape by force, while the others chose not to enter a plea at the time.<ref name='sfgate1101'>{{cite news | first=Kevin | last=Fagan | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Richmond gang rape seen as nearly inevitable | date=2009-11-01 | publisher= | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/01/MNR41ACRGU.DTL | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref><ref name='cnn1030'>{{cite news | first=Moni | last=Basu | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety | date=2009-10-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/california.rape.victim.friend/index.html | publisher =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> Authorities have indicated that all three juvenile defendants are expected to be charged as adults.<ref name='mercury1031'>{{cite news | first=Malaika | last=Frailey | coauthors=Roman Gokhman |authorlink= | title=One more held, one cleared in rape of Richmond teen girl | date=2009-10-31 | publisher= | url =http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_13684964 | work=] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref><ref name='abc1031'>{{cite news | first=Emily | last=Friedman | coauthors=Roman Gokhman |authorlink= | title=One more held, one cleared in rape of Richmond teen girl | date=2009-10-29 | publisher= | url =http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/gang-rape-victim-devout-christian-english-honors-student/Story?id=8945716| publisher= ] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref>

==Victim==

The victim has been described as a 16-year-old ] in her ] year at Richmond High School. A friend and fellow student of the victim who was present at the homecoming dance described her as a churchgoer and struggled to fit in at their high school, but outgoing. She had many close friends who could not attend the dance because the ]10 admission fee.<ref name='abc1031'>{{cite news | first=Emily | last=Friedman | coauthors=Roman Gokhman |authorlink= | title=One more held, one cleared in rape of Richmond teen girl | date=2009-10-29 | publisher= | url =http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/gang-rape-victim-devout-christian-english-honors-student/Story?id=8945716| publisher= ] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref><ref name='cnn1030'>{{cite news | first=Moni | last=Basu | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety | date=2009-10-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/california.rape.victim.friend/index.html | publisher =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> The parents of the girl made their first public statement on November 1, advocating peace and asking the public to turn their anger into a more positive manner.<ref name='sj1101'>{{cite news | first=Matthias | last=Gafni | coauthors= |authorlink= | title= Family of Richmond rape victim speaks out for first time | date=2009-11-01 | publisher= | url =
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_13688300?source=rss&nclick_check=1 | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> Several ]s at the school and a ] church were held as a ] for the girl.


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Richmond High School gang rape
LocationRichmond, California, U.S.
DateSaturday, October 24, 2009
9:30 p.m.– c. 12:00 a.m. (UTC-8)
Attack typeAssault, rape
Victim16-year-old female student

The 2009 Richmond High School gang rape occurred on Saturday, October 24, 2009, in Richmond, a city on the northeast side of the San Francisco Bay in California, U.S., when a 16-year-old female student of Richmond High School was allegedly raped repeatedly by a group of young males in a courtyard on the school campus while a homecoming dance was being held in the gymnasium. As of November 3, seven arrests have been made in connection with the case, one of the suspects being released on October 29.

The incident received national attention, raising awareness of the city of Richmond. As many as 20 witnesses are believed to have been aware of the attack with no one notifying police for more than two hours. This has raised parallels with the famous case of Kitty Genovese who was raped and murdered as the result of an hour-long attack despite the presence of many bystanders who declined to get involved.

Details

Reportedly after the homecoming dance at about 9:30 p.m. (UTC-8), a classmate had invited the victim to join a group of males, ranging in ages of 15 to mid-20s, who were drinking alcohol in a dark courtyard on campus. The girl drank a large amount of brandy and the attackers then proposed sex. The victim reportedly refused, then some of the attackers placed her on a nearby cement bench, where she was allegedly raped, at times with a foreign object, and beaten, continuously for 2½ hours. A local resident heard of the attack from her boyfriend and immediately contacted police. The girl was found unconscious under a picnic table and was lifted by air to a hospital in critical condition. She was released from the hospital on Wednesday, October 28. Witnesses are believed to have recorded video footage of the attack using camera-equipped mobile phone but local police have not been able to obtain the recordings. At least 10 people reportedly watched the assault without calling 911 to report it while the alleged assault was in progress.

Arrests

As of November 3, seven male suspects had been arrested in connection with the case, although one was subsequently released without charge. The suspects ranged in age from 15 to 21. Police have stated that their investigations are ongoing, and that they are looking for additional people in relation to the crime.

Four of the suspects were arraigned on October 29 in the Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez. One chose to enter a plea of not guilty to the two charges of rape with a foreign object and rape by force, while the others chose not to enter a plea at the time. Authorities have indicated that all three juvenile defendants are expected to be charged as adults.

Response

The attack shocked the community and the nation. Local media said that the act "crossed the boundary of civilized behavior."

Any group of young men who could carry out such an attack on a defenseless, intoxicated student are nothing more than a roving pack of vicious animals, and in a civilized society, vicious animals are put down.

— Chip Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

After the attack, local toughs talked of vigilante justice against the attackers and onlookers.

Over five hundred students, parents, and area residents held a candle-lit vigil on November 3. At the vigil, the victim's church pastor read a statement from her, stating "We realize people are angry about this", but that "violence is always the wrong choice." 200 people marched from Richmond High School to a local park and held a rally on November 7 to show support for the victim.

The attack garnered nationwide attention as the most popular blog topic of the week from October 26—30 as bloggers expressed their outrage over the rape. During that week, more than a quarter (26%) of the links from blogs to news sites were to articles about the attack.

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