Posted on 03/08/2011 6:16:18 PM PST by dragnet2
(CNN) -- An alleged sexual assault of a Texas girl involving nearly 20 people was recorded on cell phones, and a video of the alleged incident was circulating among students in her school district
As of Monday, 13 adults and five juveniles had been arrested as part of the investigation, authorities said. A defense attorney for one of the suspects told CNN affiliate KPRC that the number of suspects could increase.
"I don't know the exact number of people involved," James Evans said. "I've heard as many as 28 or more."
The case has sharply divided the community, according to CNN affiliate KHOU, which reported the girl was 11 years old.
Darrel Broussard, assistant police chief for the Cleveland, Texas, Police Department, said Monday that the investigation into the incident "is continuous,"...
Cleveland is about 50 miles northeast of Houston.
The 18 individuals charged thus far are between 14 and 27 years old, he said. Those who are adults were indicted last month on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
The girl told a forensic interviewer from a child advocacy center that one suspect called her "and asked if she wanted to ride around" on that day, the affidavit said. Three of the suspects picked her up and took her to one residence where a fourth suspect lived. The fourth suspect told her to take her clothes off, she said, adding that "he would have some girls 'beat her up' or she would not be taken back to her residence if she did not comply." the affidavit said.
"Victim stated that digital still images and digital video images of the sex acts were recorded by one or more individuals using cellular telephones," according to the affidavit.
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Sadly, I can actually explain how.
Some in the “community” are horrified that this happened to a young girl and are outraged against the thug rapists.
Others in the “community” say their precious boys - even those who are 27 years old - are just “good boys” and this young girl is a loose girl who had it coming.
Sick.
You beat me to it!
Prosecute?? If I were the father, all 28 will be on the receiving end of a .45
i wondering the same thing too. a normal community, would be 100% for hanging these child rapists.
Yep, someone was saying just that on a thread yesterday. Nauseating.
Why did they crop out the shirts? Are we missing some logos?
Shoot . them . all
That was a WTF moment for me...”divided” in what idiotic way?
What's a couple of months difference, eh, Ruth?
Or, for that matter, that safe schools czar?
NO cheers, unfortunately.
Methinks the Christians need to pray and repent more.
With Lent just starting tomorrow, it's a good time for it.
I’m just interested to see how he’ll respond....
"Your people", Mr. Holder?
In the same way it is divided over selling of drugs. Drug-pushers have sisters, you know, and those sisters get nice earrings from time to time.
How many siblings, parents and friends do you think 28 perps cumulatively have? Enough to divide the community.
It's about taking sides, not applying principles, isn't it?
Looks like Holder’s people.
Can’t these animals learn to masturbate?
I hope those fricken animals rot in prison. Pray for the little girl. She’s going to have years of hell having to deal with what happen to her.
More likely, if the community is divided, it is between those who want them executed immediately and those who want to execute anyone who snitched about this to the cops.
Including the victim, of course.
Does anybody know what kind of black community is in that town?
Is this just a regular African-American ghetto? Are these Somali immigrants? Immigrants from Haiti? Maybe people who left NOLA after the Hurricane Katrina, were given shelter, and decided to remain in Texas?
Racist /s
Holder will insist they’re being framed by the white man or they didn’t mean to do it.
Jesse Jackson will say it’s the white man’s fault.
Satan is walking the earth now. Jungle ROE.
I see it at work everyday now.
I never thought I’d see this.
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