Teens charged with gang rape caught on videotape

AP ^ | July 13, 2002 | CHELSEA J. CARTER

[Cultural Jihad]

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The son of an Orange County assistant sheriff and two other teenagers have been charged with the videotaped gang rape of an unconscious 16-year-old girl.

The 17-year-olds, who were all charged as adults, face 21 felony counts that include rape, rape by a foreign object and administering a drug to incapacitate the victim.

[07055]

"He's a model son. In fact, he helps his mother."

Well, there you have it. I guess they need to drop the charges against him.

[general_re]

I guess they need to drop the charges against him.

Obviously. Anyone who helps their mother couldn't possibly do such a thing.

On the other hand, if they are convicted, I have some thoughts on appropriate sentencing...

[He Rides A White Horse]

Outside the courtroom, attorney Joseph G. Cavallo, who represents Haidl, said his client was "holding up as well as can be expected for a 17-year-old."

I wonder how the girl is holding up. Anybody care?

[neutrino]

I wonder how the girl is holding up. Anybody care?

An excellent question. Sadly, it appears that the answer is "no".

[wattsmag2]

...Cavallo said. "He's a model son. In fact, he helps his mother."

Do what?

[wimpycat]

...Cavallo said. "He's a model son. In fact, he helps his mother."

In other words, these are middle-class or upper middle-class white boys, and as everyone knows, middle-class white boys would never get into any kind of serious trouble. (/end sarcasm)

[vannrox]

"...I don't like him because he thinks he's hot stuff," classmate Victor Barome said. "He tells people that he can get away with things. He brags that he knows people and (that) if he gets into a jam he can get out of it."

Krystal Arnold, 17, said she'd dated Haidl briefly during their freshman year and was not surprised to hear of the charges.

"He's perverted and pushy," she told The Register. "He tried to, like, do things with me that I didn't want to do." Arnold did not elaborate, but she did say she was surprised to hear Spann had been charged in the case..."

He must be a Kennedy, or a Clinton...

[He Rides A White Horse]

The teens' hands and feet were shackled. They bowed their heads behind a wall

I hope they spend lots of time behind walls.

[Billthedrill]

"He tells people that he can get away with things. He brags that he knows people and (that) if he gets into a jam he can get out of it."

You know, he just might be mistaken about that...

[AZConcervative]

They have them on video. Why a trial? He helps his mother? You sick bastard! Everyone has a right to a fair trial. No they don't, when that was written into our constitution, video did not exist. This is not like seeing a police video, where you do not see what led to the events. These little bastards taped this themselves, for their own "pleasure". They drugged a girl and raped her, they should be put in a room, doped up and released to a 300 pound man to have his way with. An eye for an eye. This poor girl's life is forever changed for the worse and this jack-a$$ "helps his mother". God have mercy on our souls...

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

Now that was an unkind cut! LOL !

[sneakypete]

"He's a model son. In fact, he helps his mother."

Well, there you have it. I guess they need to drop the charges against him.

"Loves Jesus,and America,too!" (Tom Petty)

[sneakypete]

Why a trial?

You have to have a trial to make sure the evidence is aired in public,and to reduce the chance of somebody innocent being railroaded by the police and court systems because they are unpopular or disliked for some reason. I like this system,and want to keep it. If the evidence is strong,they go to jail. If it isn't,they don't.

[bandleader]

If These Miscreants Are Indeed Guilty Of This Outrage,They Should Be Taken Out And Shot!At The Very Least,They Should Be Castrated And Serve A Long,Long Time In Prison!!!!

[wattsmag2]

Best you comprehend what was written prior to making generalizations.

[wattsmag2]

Any class, any race, kill (or at least neuter) these worthless sons of bleeptches.

[Grim]

"I feel for the parents," he said.

What about the girl, moron?

[JZoback]

The girl, who lives in San Bernardino County, did not report the rape, said Newport Beach police Sgt. Steve Schulman.

I wonder why she did not report the rape.

A threat of harm?

[Barnacle]

The AP's reporting is as disgusting as the story.