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wildcard
3rd April 2010, 09:36 PM
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5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartment

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Gregory Joseph Leary


By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and BETH DEFALCO, Associated Press Writer Angela Delli Santi And Beth Defalco, Associated Press Writer – 5 mins ago

TRENTON, N.J. – Two men and three teenage boys were charged Saturday with gang-raping a 7-year-old girl who was sold by her 15-year-old stepsister during a party at a crime-ridden apartment building in the state's capital, police said.

Details of the arrests were announced at a Saturday evening news conference outside police headquarters. Police Director Irving Bradley said detectives had been working around the clock since the crime was reported March 28.

"We did get a lot of cooperation from the community, which helped break this case," Bradley said.

Those arrested included Gregory Joseph Leary, 20, in custody since Friday, when he was charged with having sex with the 15-year-old. The other four are Timear Lewis, 19, and boys ages 13, 14 and 17. Each was charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment.

Prosecutors likely would seek to try all of them as adults, Mercer County prosecutor Joseph Bocchini said.

The suspects, who were to be assigned public defenders, were being held Saturday night and couldn't be contacted for comment. There was no telephone listing for Lewis; a telephone for a G. Leary had been disconnected.

The case shocked residents of the gritty Rowan Towers apartment building, where three of those arrested live, police Capt. Joseph Juniak said.

Building management has stepped up its security presence there and promised additional safety measures. Residents have expressed skepticism that the apartments would become safer.

Police say the 15-year-old girl went to a party with some men at Rowan Towers on March 28 and the younger girl tagged along because she was worried about her stepsister's safety. They say the 15-year-old sold sex to men and boys there, then took money to let them touch the younger girl. They say the touching turned to forcible sex as at least seven men raped the 7-year-old.

Additional arrests are expected, police said.

Before Saturday's arrest announcement, the 15-year-old had been charged with promoting prostitution, aggravated sexual assault and other crimes. Police have not released her name, and she remained in juvenile detention Saturday night.

Mayor Doug Palmer, who met with the 7-year-old girl and her family in his office on Thursday, described their ordeal as a "torment."

"They're in a safe place right now," he said. "I would ask that the community embrace this family — they are going through a lot."

Palmer gave the girl a stuffed bunny rabbit for Easter. He said the family is getting counseling and indicated it may be permanently relocated away from the city.

He credited the police force for its hard work but said the investigation into "this heinous crime" isn't done.

"We're not finished because everyone who is responsible is still not arrested," he said. "The police will not rest until we get every individual who was involved in this."

Police earlier in the week urged residents to come forward, but neighbors said they were scared of retaliation from gangs that prowl the streets if they spoke up.

Rowan Towers sits on a stretch of West State Street near downtown Trenton and is surrounded by blocks of abandoned, boarded-up homes.

City Councilwoman Annette Lartique, who represents the area where the crime occurred, said the high-rise has been plagued by crime.

Besides the parents and the 7-year-old, Palmer met with a grandmother, two younger children and other relatives.

"They were understandably upset," Palmer said. "They felt like they were victims. They said, 'People are blaming us.' We need to stop pointing fingers at the family members. These rapists are the problem, not the family."

Of the girl's parents, the woman is the mother of the 7-year-old girl, and the man is the father of the 15-year-old. They two have toddlers together.

Apparition
3rd April 2010, 09:39 PM
Filthy animals.

cigarlover
3rd April 2010, 10:43 PM
wait until TSHTF. we havent seen anything yet.

Olmstein
3rd April 2010, 10:50 PM
Filthy animals.


Funny that i knew what the perps would look like before I even clicked the thread. Filthy animals indeed.

Ironfield
4th April 2010, 06:02 AM
Absolutely bloody sickening and as you said Olmstein, I too knew what these animals would look like without the accompanying mug shot. Castration and summary execution for the lot of them and the 15 year old step sister too.
It’s a sad world in which we live in.

-Ironfield

JDRock
4th April 2010, 06:04 AM
Filthy animals.


Funny that i knew what the perps would look like before I even clicked the thread. Filthy animals indeed.


me 2....i knew they would be a bunch of "groids"

wildcard
4th April 2010, 06:18 AM
Hey now. There are kids (probably black) on PA systems in Wal-Marts across the nation telling black people to get out of the store. That is much more heinous than this peccadillo.

We def need a sarcasm indicator. :)

JDRock
4th April 2010, 06:21 AM
i dare one of those pc bastards that claim the races are all = to ACTUALLY move into one of their hoods, and
register thier kids in the black schools....

Argentium
4th April 2010, 11:00 AM
Filthy animals.


Funny that i knew what the perps would look like before I even clicked the thread. Filthy animals indeed.

I was about 90% sure that they were negroes, with a 10% chance of them being Mestizos. In my neck of the woods with the warm weather, we are experiencing a negro crime wave; many murders and shootings and a bunch of prostitution busts, way above the normal levels.