Witnesses describe horrific gang rape of 15-year-old girl in Richmond, Calfornia

November 1, 2:39 PMSF Headlines ExaminerEd Walsh

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Above, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the victim was raped on one of these concrete benches.   AP photo by Noah Berger.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the young victim attended church and wanted to be a police scout but at the same time "worried counselors by trying too hard to please the school's bad boys."

As the girl left a homecoming dance at Richmond High School on Saturday, October, 24, at about 9:30 p.m., she accepted an invitation by a group of young men to hang out in a darkened courtyard.   The group was a mixture of bad boys, bad boy wannabes, and hardened grown up bad boys who had aged out out of school, the paper reports.

As many as 10 young men and boys participated in the rape while another 20 looked on, the Chronicle reports.   After the girl became drunk on brandy, they proposed sex but she said no.  But the young men placed her on one of the two red cement benches in the courtyard and said they were going to have sex with her anyway.   The beating and gang rape followed after the girl tried to kick one of the men in the groin.  The attack lasted 2 1/2 hours.   

Click here for a previous article on a statement that was issued by the girl’s family at a public meeting on Saturday, October 31. 

Click here for information on how you can help the victim.  

Click here for a previous article based on the CNN interview with the woman who reported the rape to police.

Click here for a CNN interview with Coach Carter and his plans to return to Richmond High.

Click here for the most recent article on the case that explains why a suspect was released from jail.

Richmond Police continue to work around the clock rounding up more suspects. Late on Thursday afternoon, October 29, police took another suspect into custody. With the release of Salvador Rodriguez, five suspects will remain in jail for the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl on Saturday, October 24.

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Click here for an article on a friend of the victim who is speaking out.

Click here for a story on a anti-violence community rally.

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Monquasha Peter, 19, cousin of rape suspect Marcelles Peter, 17, reacts as she claims his innocence outside of a Richmond, Calif., courthouse Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Four teens were charged, including Peter, in the alleged gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Richmond. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)