Navy associate chaplain accused of gang rape

Men Accused In Local Gang Rape

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An Navy religious program specialist is among three people accused in a local gang rape.

Two men have been arrested and a third is on the run.

The victim's husband said his wife is doing better but is not ready to talk about what happened.
Deputies said the victim put herself in a bad situation but couldn't predict and didn't deserve what happened to her next.

"(It's a) very graphic description, and I was horrified, because I knew two of the people very well," said one of the suspects' roommates, who did not wish to be identified.

Investigators interrogated the man about his roommate and the reported gang rape.

Police said the woman told them she went to the New Smyrna Beach area home to buy some drugs and three men attacked her, taking turns holding her down and raping her.

"I was just shocked," the roommate said. "How could they do this?"

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7th person arrested in Richmond High gang rape

7th person arrested in gang rape
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Police have not identified latest person arrested in the attack
Police say as many as 10 people involved in rape outside northern California high school
Attack occurred during homecoming dance
Ten people watched attack without calling 911, police say
(CNN) -- A seventh person has been arrested in a gang rape on a high school campus in northern California, police said Tuesday.
Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan did not identify the suspect. Of those arrested so far, one was released for lack of evidence.
Police say as many as 10 people were involved in the rape October 24 in a dimly lit alley outside Richmond High School, where a homecoming dance was taking place.
Another 10 people watched the attack without calling 911, police say.
Authorities say the attack lasted for more than two hours. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and was released Wednesday.
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GOP senators voted against rape victims for contractors

This is not about an employment issue but it is about a crime against women and the attitude some men have. These people should be ashamed and the rest of the senators that voted to treat rape like a crime should be honored by all women for this.

GANG RAPE LEGISLATION NIXED BY 30 GOP'ers

DEFENSE CONTRACTORS BUY SENATE VOTES

By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor

Is it this plain? Are the facts this clear? Did 30 Republicans vote to allow defense contractors protection if their employees are raped, drugged and imprisoned? Haliburton/KBR, the "Dick" Cheney company did exactly this, locked a rape victim in a box, drugged her and kept her prisoner.


68 Senators, every single Democrat and some Republicans, voted to allow defense contractors whose employees are sexually assaulted be taken to court. Robert Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio describe their take on opposition to the Rape Protection bill.
"I checked to make sure that the 30 Republican Senators who voted against Jamie Leigh Jones' anti-rape bill two weeks ago had wives and daughters. Most of them did. But their love for defense contractor PAC money is obviously greater than their love even for their own daughters. The Senate bill was simple to follow: if a contractor like KBR has an employee who is sexually assaulted on the job, that employee has a right to have a jury hear and decide the facts of the case. If the contractor denies the victim that right, then the U.S. government won't do business with that contractor. In 2005, Jones, a KBR employee, was gang-raped in Iraq by KBR workers. After she was gang-raped, KBR security held her prisoner inside a 5' x 6' shipping container to make sure she kept her mouth shut.
The vote to enact the bill was 68 to 30. Go to the website Republicans For Rape, and you can see the list of those 30 GOP leaders who voted against offering justice to victims like Jamie. They argued that it is too harsh to force a valued defense contractor like KBR or Haliburton to appear in front of a civil jury to face outraged and repulsed fathers, mothers, and sisters when stories like Jamie's are told. What those 30 all-male, all-Republican Senators would prefer is that Jamie and victims like her would be raped again by KBR by appearing in a closed door, secretive, arbitration hearing where no one would hear the details of the assault.
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Parents of California teen raped at school: Stop the violence

Parents of California teen raped at school: Stop the violence
October 31, 2009 10:26 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
"Please do not respond to this tragic event by promoting hatred," victim's parents say
Family's statement read during community event at campus where attack took place
Police say 10 people may have been involved in rape outside Richmond High School
Five arrested in connection with attack, which occurred during homecoming dance

(CNN) -- The parents of a 15-year-old girl who was gang-raped on a California high school campus urged the community Saturday to channel its anger over the event "through positive action," according to a pastor.

At a Saturday community event at the campus where the attack took place, the Rev. Jim Wheeler, who said he was the family's pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, read a statement from the teenager's parents.
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Bulletproof vests for high school gang rape suspects in court

Bulletproof vests for rape suspects in court
(10-29) 22:29 PDT RICHMOND, CALIF. -- Security was unusually tight Thursday as four young men made their first court appearance in last weekend's gang rape at Richmond High School, a crime that brought anguish to students and leaders in the city and sent shock waves throughout the nation.

Later Thursday, police arrested a sixth suspect in the case. A fifth suspect was arrested earlier but has not been charged.

Three defendants, all of them juveniles charged as adults, were wearing bulletproof vests when they were led into Superior Court by a corps of Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies. The three - one of whom had a black eye - looked morose and said nothing as relatives wept in the gallery.

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Girl gang raped at Richmond High School as 20 just watched

I wonder if they would have wanted others to help if it was happening to them?
I wonder if they would have wanted others to help if it was a sister of their's or their own girlfriend?
They were talking about it after as if they were talking about some kind of TV show while she was left alone and unconscious!

The victim was found unconscious under a bench shortly before midnight Saturday, after police received a call from someone in the area who had overheard people at the assault scene "reminiscing about the incident," Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan said.

Police: As many as 20 present at gang rape outside school dance
October 28, 2009 9:03 a.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
10 people involved in assault, 10 others watched and offered no help, police say
Richmond, California, police say student was gang raped for over two hours
Former student, 19, and 15-year-old arrested
Victim, 15, remains in the hospital in stable condition

Richmond, California (CNN) -- Investigators say as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a California high school homecoming dance Saturday night.

Police posted a $20,000 reward Tuesday for anyone who comes to them with information that helps arrest and convict those involved in what authorities describe as a 2½-hour assault on the Richmond High School campus in suburban San Francisco.

Two teenage suspects have been jailed, but more arrests, as many as 20 total, are expected, according to a police detective.

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As many as 20 present at gang rape outside school dance

Daily Show treats rape like a crime when some in congress didn't

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Women raped by contractors in Iraq but did you even notice this was happening? Did you know we have women in the military facing this every day? As with the view of some of the elected in congress, this is not even thought of as criminal, but a contract issue to be resolved through mediation. The women in the military do not stand a chance if no one even paid attention to this.

We are paying the contractors with our tax dollars but they get to ignore the law and then are defended by some in congress? Are you ok with this? Are any of these congressmen supported by you when they want to allow this to happen?

Pentagon opposed measure to help rape victims


By John Byrne
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 -- 8:20 am

It's not just Republican senators who oppose an amendment allowing defense contractor employees to sue over rape in US courts.

It's also the Pentagon itself.

An amendment put forth by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) sought to allow victims of rape to sue over their treatment in the US court system, after revelations that a KBR employee could only seek redress through arbitration, as outlined in her employment contract.

Thirty Republicans voted against the amendment, which passed the Senate 68-30.
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Phoenix Girl, 8, gang-raped by boys

The poor little girl is not being supported by her family. They are "embarrassed" of all things!

Girl, 8, gang-raped by boys
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Phoenix police say an 8-year-old girl was gang-raped by boys ages 9 to 14. KTVK reports.

Afghanistan:Family threatens suicide after daughter's rape

Family threatens suicide after daughter's rape
The young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally raped by five gunmen. Her family members threaten to commit suicide unless the rapists are caught and punished. Activists say the young girl's tragic story is a common one in war-ravaged Afghanistan. full story

Marine pleads not guilty in alleged gang rape

The accused

¶ Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean, 20, enlisted in 2006 — pleaded guilty to fraternizing with superiors, underage consumption of alcohol, disobeying liberty policy and having sex in front of other servicemembers and in a public place; pleaded not guilty to rape and kidnapping charges.

¶ Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, 39, enlisted in 1987 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct.

¶ Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor, 34, enlisted in 1991 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct; and larceny.

¶ Sgt. Lanaeus J. Braswell, 25, enlisted in 2002 — charged with conspiracy; failure to obey an order or regulation; false official statements; rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct.

Source: U.S. Marine Corps

Marine pleads not guilty in alleged gang rape
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 8, 2008

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An Iwakuni Marine pleaded not guilty during the opening of a court-martial Tuesday to charges of raping and kidnapping a 19-year-old Hiroshima woman.

But Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean admitted to the court Tuesday he had sex in a public parking lot with the woman, fraternized with superiors and drank alcohol while underage. He is the first of four Marines to face trial for the alleged gang rape of the woman in Hiroshima in October.

Dean’s court-martial will continue through the week with witness testimony and the presentation of evidence.

Three other Iwakuni Marines
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Woman testifies she initially lied about gang rape
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, May 9, 2008



MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — A Hiroshima woman testified Wednesday she was gang raped by four Iwakuni Marines but originally lied about the incident to Japanese authorities.

The alleged victim took the stand during the second day of Lance Cpl. Larry Dean’s court-martial, which also included testimony by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and a military clinical psychiatrist.

Dean pleaded not guilty to raping and kidnapping the woman, who was 19 years old at the time. He admitted Tuesday to having sex with her in a Hiroshima parking lot, drinking underage and breaking liberty rules.

He is the first of the four Marines to face trial over the alleged rape Oct. 14. Courts-martial are scheduled in coming weeks for Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor and Sgt. Lanaeus J. Braswell.
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