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| The '''2009 Richmond High School gang rape''' occurred on October 25, 2009, in ], ], United States, when a 15-year-old female student of ] was ]d by a group of young males in a courtyard on the school campus after a ] was being held. | The '''2009 Richmond High School gang rape''' occurred on October 25, 2009, in ], ], United States, when a 15-year-old female student of ] was ]d by a group of young males in a courtyard on the school campus after a ] was being held. | ||
| ==Details== | |||
| Police say that the victim was beaten and raped, at times with a foreign object, and robbed for 2½ hours while up to 10 bystanders witnessed the attack without reporting to the police. The girl was ] to a hospital and realeased on Wednesday in a stable condition. | Police say that the victim was beaten and raped, at times with a foreign object, and robbed for 2½ hours while up to 10 bystanders witnessed the attack without reporting to the police. The girl was ] to a hospital and realeased on Wednesday in a stable condition. | ||
| ==Arrests== | |||
| Manuel Ortega, 19, Salvador Rodriguez, 21, Cody Ray Smith, 15, Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, and Marcelles James Peter, 17 have been arrested in connection with the attack. <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> | |||
| As of October 30, six suspects have been arrested in connection with the case: Manuel Ortega, 19, Salvador Rodriguez, 21, Cody Ray Smith, 15, Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, and Marcelles James Peter, 17, and Jose Carlos Montano, 18.<ref name='cnn10302'>{{cite news | first= | last= | 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/10/30/california.gang.rape/index.html | publisher =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-11-01 | language = }}</ref> Rodriguez was freed on Thursday because police said they found no sufficient evidence to have him charged. Four of the men were arraigned on Thursday, with only Smith pleading not guilty to rape with a foreign object and rape by force.<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> | |||
| Marcelles Peter's mother suspected racism in her son's arrest, stating, "He is the one they've arrested who is black, and if they give my nephew a life sentence, I will sue Richmond. There is no way in hell I will see my nephew blamed in this because he is black."<ref> |
Marcelles Peter's mother suspected racism in her son's arrest, stating, "He is the one they've arrested who is black, and if they give my nephew a life sentence, I will sue Richmond. There is no way in hell I will see my nephew blamed in this because he is black."<ref name='sfgate1030'>{{cite news | first=Kevin | last=Fagan | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Bulletproof vests for rape suspects in court | date=2009-10-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/29/BALE1ACE6J.DTL#ixzz0Vd6JwELP | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-10-30 | language = }}</ref> | ||
| In 2008 another rape occurred during a homecoming dance in Richmond, at De Anza High School. | In 2008 another rape occurred during a homecoming dance in Richmond, at De Anza High School. | ||
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| Richmond High School gang rape | |
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| Location | Richmond, California, U.S. |
| Date | Saturday, October 25, 2009 9:30 p.m.– c. 12:00 a.m. (UTC-8) |
| Attack type | Assault, rape |
| Victim | 15-year-old female student |
The 2009 Richmond High School gang rape occurred on October 25, 2009, in Richmond, California, United States, when a 15-year-old female student of Richmond High School was gang raped by a group of young males in a courtyard on the school campus after a homecoming dance was being held.
Details
Police say that the victim was beaten and raped, at times with a foreign object, and robbed for 2½ hours while up to 10 bystanders witnessed the attack without reporting to the police. The girl was lifted by air to a hospital and realeased on Wednesday in a stable condition.
Arrests
As of October 30, six suspects have been arrested in connection with the case: Manuel Ortega, 19, Salvador Rodriguez, 21, Cody Ray Smith, 15, Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, and Marcelles James Peter, 17, and Jose Carlos Montano, 18. Rodriguez was freed on Thursday because police said they found no sufficient evidence to have him charged. Four of the men were arraigned on Thursday, with only Smith pleading not guilty to rape with a foreign object and rape by force.
Marcelles Peter's mother suspected racism in her son's arrest, stating, "He is the one they've arrested who is black, and if they give my nephew a life sentence, I will sue Richmond. There is no way in hell I will see my nephew blamed in this because he is black."
In 2008 another rape occurred during a homecoming dance in Richmond, at De Anza High School.
References
- "Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety". CNN. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Fagan, Kevin (2009-11-01). "Richmond gang rape seen as nearly inevitable". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Basu, Moni (2009-10-30). "Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety". CNN. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Fagan, Kevin (2009-10-30). "Bulletproof vests for rape suspects in court". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
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