Posted on 07/01/2004 10:33:38 AM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
Phoenix police arrested a Phoenix ice cream vendor Tuesday in connection with raping and impregnating a 9-year-old girl he befriended on his sales route, said police Sgt. Randy Force.
Adrian Gonzalez, 24, was arrested at his home at 4621 E. Hubbell St. and booked into Maricopa County’s Madison Street Jail in Phoenix on suspicion of two counts each of kidnapping and sexual misconduct with a minor, with a dangerous crimes against children classification, Force said.
On different occasions Gonzalez drove brown-andwhite vans in the area of 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road, near where the girl lived. Gonzalez befriended the girl and her siblings, and got to know her mother well enough to persuade her to let the girl accompany him on his route, Force said.
Several sexual acts occurred in the van, Force said.
"This subject intimidated the girl into silence by telling her he would kill her siblings and kill her mother if she told," he said.
The possible abuse came to light after the girl complained to a friend of what was later determined to be a pregnancy-related illness. The girl took a home pregnancy test and later informed the police of the rape, Force said. The pregnancy was confirmed by police, Force said.
The rape was reported to have happened in April or May, Force said.
Police fear there could be other victims.
"There could be other children out there that are just too scared to say anything," Force said.
I read somewhere about the relationship between stress and the onset of menstration. It stated that in situations where girls are exposed to higher levels of stress or violence, that they begin having periods sooner. The study was a comparison of average age of onset of menstruation of girls in inner cities versus suburbs. The theory is that it has survival value for humans in general, such that during long periods of bad times the reproduction of the next generation can be speeded up, thereby increasing the population and subsequently the chance of survival. I would extrapolate on this and further postulate that violent entertainment could have some effect on these trends.
We aren't talking about a woman here. We are talking about a 9 yo little girl for goodness sake.
I was just kiddin.
My,,,you certainly have a long lunch hour,,,,,:^}
I have no doubt about that.
I am a Catholic, it's not quite that cut-and-dried.
Basically, we view that someone who willingly and knowingly risks her life to save the life of her unborn baby as showing the highest degree of love, and the highest form of living in imitation of Christ.
The problem here is whether this girl can consent to this danger, whether she has truly reached the level of understanding needed to make this decision freely.
I really do think I understand your feelings. Let me try just one more approach:
You're saying, "Okay, it's one thing with a mature woman... but this is a mere child! She shouldn't have to suffer like that!"
Your argument then is that this child should be all the more protected, because she is younger than your friend, or other adult rape victims.
What about the baby? The baby is STILL YOUNGER than the rape victim! Wouldn't your same line of argument suggest that (s)he should receive EVEN MORE protection, rather than being poisoned, burned to death, or dismembered, merely for having a miserable bastard for a father?
Dan
This child has already endured a violent act against her. I would not subject her to pregnancy or childbirth and further damage her body and mind. This little girl should be playing with her baby dolls and tea sets and dreaming of what she wants to be when she grows up. She should not be having to endure the hell she is most likely in physically and mentally. I'm sorry. I know in my hear how I feel about abortion. I have always believed that it is murder in any case unless the mother is in danger of immediate death. I have also always applied these beliefs to grown women. Not little 9 year old girls.
I'm not offering an opinion on the abortion issue.
Usually onset of menses is the end of growth for a female.
Her 9 year old size is probably her optimum growth.
Anyway, here's a link: Yup, he's an illegal
I know, so how come the taxpayer has to pay to get them down?
As I said, I am not even regarding the father. I am thinking ONLY of the 9 year old girl. Dan, can you honestly say that it is in the best interest of this little girl to carry this child? What of the potential risks to her own health? What of the potential risks to the baby? I am sorry but this is not as cut and clear as you make it out to be. Sadly, either way, an innocent child is suffering.
Dan, that's code for,,"I don't respect you Dan".
Get ready to duck, she will be callin' ya names in a minute. :^}
I have never heard that before. Can you provide some medical citations of that?
I'm gonna jam that baseball bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle!
-Ajax
He was only raping the girls that white American males are unwilling to rape
This is just great.
Dan, can you honestly say that it is in the best interest of this little girl to carry this child?
I don't know that anyone can answer that. However, it's very clear to me that it IS in the best interest of the smaller child that her mother does carry her to term.
They need to hang the SOB!
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