Tuesday, April 5, 2011

11 Year Old Gang Raped in Texas


This is a very sad story. A young girl's innocence has been stolen. Some say that she was voluntarily involved, other say it was forced. Whether it was forced or not, is not the issue here. An eleven year old is just a child and most of these are grown men. 


How can we better protect young girls from things like this? What can we do to make a difference? Young girls need to be taught to speak up for themselves and speak out if they are being harassed so that it doesn't wind up leading to something more serious. We need to address this sort of thing in schools and help teach self-confidence and self-defense. 


This whole thing makes me wonder how often this sort of thing goes on and we never hear about it. Luckily, this particular incident was recorded on a cell phone and is being used as evidence against the 29 men involved. I hope the law cracks down hard on these men.

The Story

"(CBS/KHOU/AP) CLEVELAND, Texas - Police say the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl was captured on cell phone video, according to a search warrant affidavit obtained by several Houston media outlets. Eighteen juveniles and adults are accused of sexually assaulting the girl at an abandoned mobile home in Cleveland, Texas.
Police say the lurid video circulated at a small Texas middle school.
The girl, who police have not named, told investigators she was raped at the home on Nov. 28.
Indictments in the case say there also were attacks on Sept. 15 and Oct. 25. Each time, at least two individuals were allegedly involved. The indictments say the girl was attacked by at least three people in November.
Both police and prosecutors have declined to discuss details of the case.
So far, well over a dozen suspects have been arrested in the case, some of whom are juveniles and students.
Investigators believe there could be even more suspects.
"I've heard as many as 28 or more. The case now has 16, 17 people who have been arrested," defense attorney James Evans III told CBS affiliate KHOU."
Article is from Crimesider, CBS News.




Another article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41993963/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

1 comment:

  1. It isn't really for us to say why this happens. I think the more and more that we bring about awareness, it is definitely a good thing, but the more and more we neglect the root of the issue, the further we are from it being solved. Obviously this is out of our hands.The real issue is the human heart. We can't redeem that. Only Jesus can.

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