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In Richmond, California, a 15-year-old girl was gang raped near Richmond High School after attending her homecoming dance Saturday night, according to ABC 7 News. Police are looking for eyewitnesses and four to seven actual rapists in this case. Police believe there were about a dozen spectators who stood by and did nothing. To top it all off, police say some of the witnesses may have recorded the entire rape on camera!
There have been two arrests made in this case so far. Authorities pulled a 15-year-old Richmond High School student out of class for questioning in connection with the Saturday night gang rape. He was later arrested Monday night and charged with rape. Another Richmond High School student was taken in for questioning, but was later released.
Manuel Ortega, 19, is in a county jail in Martinez on suspicion for rape and robbery. Ortega, who is not a Richmond High School Student, was caught fleeting the scene when police arrived at the brutal gang rape that lasted about two and half hours.
The 15-year-old victim was raped, beaten, and robbed. Her injuries were so bad she had to be transported from the scene to the hospital by helicopter.
The girl said she left the dance to “catch a ride from her dad.” It was about 9:30. She then joined a group of kids drinking in a dark alley right off of school campus. She must have known one of her assailants. According to school officials, there were plenty of chaperones at the Richmond High School homecoming dance. However, no one in the supervising staff inspected the surrounding campus.
The 15-year-old girl who was brutally beaten and raped is still hospitalized as of this writing. Richmond High School is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD), according to Wikipedia. It is also considered the second safest school in the WCCUSD by Richmond Police Department statistics.
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