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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:23 PM
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Damn: I hope these scum are found and put away for life
Lesbian's brutal gang rape investigated in Calif.
By LISA LEFF (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
December 22, 2008 9:24 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO - A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.

Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.

"It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma - physical and emotional - this victim has suffered is extreme."

Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime but declined to reveal why they think the woman was singled out because of her sexual orientation. Gagan would say only that the victim lived openly with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.

The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to disrobe and sexually assaulted her on the spot with the help of the other men.

When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle. The assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found the car abandoned two days later.

The woman sought help from a nearby resident, and she was examined at a hospital. Although the victim said she did not know her attackers, detectives hope someone in the community knows them. One of the men went by the nickname "Blue" and another was called "Pato," according to authorities.

Richmond police are offering a $10,000 award for information leading to the arrest of the attackers.

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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:25 PM
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1. sick.
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dana_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:28 PM
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2. I heard this on t.v. before work this morning
I can't even imagine the horror this woman went through.
Those nicknames are not too common and maybe someone who knows them will have the guts to speak up. Those scumbags should be sent away for life.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:29 PM
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3. Everything I have to say....can't be said
These men will brag about their crime and they will be caught.

No one in America should be afraid to get out of their car and walk into their home or in their neighborhood.

My solutions aren't very democratic and I will leave it at that....that's all.

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Arctic Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:35 PM
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4. I wouldn't mind seeing a video of them having their heads removed
from someone in a black mask.
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:35 PM
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5. I hope they catch those sick bastards....all of them.
Lock them up and throw away the key.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:36 PM
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6. Hopefully someone will want the money and turn the perps in.
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:54 PM
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7. The attackers will be caught, and they will go down
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:13 PM
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8. Very sad. n/t
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