Four charged in Richmond High rape case

Four charged in Richmond High rape case
By Karl Fischer, Malaika Fraley and Shelly Meron
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 10/28/2009 05:15:47 PM PDT
Updated: 10/29/2009 07:32:06 AM PDT

Four teenagers face potential life sentences in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance at Richmond High School, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Wednesday.

Three minors — ages 15, 16 and 17 — are each charged with felony rape with a foreign object. The charges all carry an enhancement that they acted in concert, which could make them eligible for life in prison if convicted, deputy district attorney Dara Cashman said.

The 16-year-old also has been charged with robbery. Cashman charged a fourth suspect, 19-year-old Manuel Ortega, with robbery, assault causing great bodily injury, rape in concert and an enhancement that also makes him eligible for life in prison.

Four charged in Richmond High rape case

This is sick. This makes me want to puke in anger! I am a male and anyone who rapes is sick in their head. Rapists are cowards and scum, besides child molesters, bullies, murderers, and terrorists. What is worse is that there were other people watching and did nothing. There is a law against it, but only if the victim is under 14 in California. Why 14? Why not all rape victims regardless of age. Those rapists deserve to be drawn and quartered alive. Anyways, prisoners hate rapists and they are at the bottom. SICK!!!!!! Those rapists should all rot in Hell.

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