SEC=UGA Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 (CNN) -- Thirteen adults and five juveniles have been arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged rape of a Texas girl, police said. Darrell Broussard, assistant police chief for the Cleveland, Texas, police department, said Monday that the investigation into the incident "is continuous," with more significant developments possible. Cleveland is about 50 miles northeast of Houston. "There have been leads during our investigation that have alerted us to other possible persons of interest," Broussard told CNN. "The investigation is ongoing." The 18 individuals charged thus far are between 14 and 27 years old, he said. On Friday, the Cleveland police department announced that four students in the Cleveland independent school district had been arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14. They appeared Monday in a Liberty County court, in the town of Liberty, to face the charges. Police noted that some but not all suspects are students at Cleveland High School, though all those named thus far are from the town. Mike Little, the district attorney in Liberty County, said police would likely decide whether more people would be charged. He offered few other details, saying, "We are very careful about pretrial publicity." The incident allegedly happened late last year in Cleveland. The case has sharply divided the community, according to CNN affiliate KHOU, which reported the girl was 11 years old. "It just seems like a dream," said Sherry Fletcher, whose 20-year-old son Devo Shaun Green is among those charged according to Cleveland police. "I just hope everything comes out well, because some of these kids are innocent." Those adults arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony in Texas, could face 25 year to life in prison if convicted, according to the police department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 unreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteoflovegm Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sharply divided the community? Pro vs anti rape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sharply divided the community? Pro vs anti rape? Maybe this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Very sad. This seems to ne happening all over the country. I've read about a few other incidents like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 (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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hard for me to fathom how they can organize that many guys to be in the girl's mobile home. And then for them all to attack the little girl in sequence. There's no way that many people could keep the crime to themselves. We should send DMD in, guns a blazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Im glad they have video. It will make is easier to identify and crucify these assholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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