Gang Rape Of 11-Year-Old By 20 Men Ignites Racial Tension In Texas

[Forever_frost]

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-571263

Cleveland, Texas– The alleged gang rape of an 11-year old Hispanic girl by almost 20 African-American men has re-ignited racial tensions the small Texas town, locals say.


In the same town that a black man was killed by the police over the theft of a pen in 1988, and has recently had complaints of corruption against 3 black officials; some locals feel that the gang rape will become a “black and white issue”.


Brenda Myers, a family acquaintance and leader of the Community and Children’s Impact Center said, “It’s segregating our community again. The reaction is anger, devastation”.

Suspects in the rape of an 11-year-old girl include (top, l. to r.) Jamarcus Napper; Jared McPherson; Kelvin King; (bottom, l. to r.) Marcus Porchia; Xavier King; Devo Green.
One man felt that African-American men are victims of “selective prosecution” in recent arrests:

“Every adult male that had sex with this child should go to prison, I don’t care what the color is. But I do not believe black males are the only ones that had contact with this young child,” said Quanell X, the leader of Houston’s New Black Panther Party. “It appears to me there’s only been the selective prosecution of one community, which is African American.”

The victim has reportedly been removed from custody from her parents. Police are investigating if there were more people involved in the crime.

SAD BUT TRUE. SAD INDEED!

[Mychael101]

WTF! That's is beyond horrible.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Wait, this family was pimping their 11yo daughter? Sick fucks, they need to be hung with the rest of them.

[helosailor]

Wait, this family was pimping their 11yo daughter? Sick fucks, they need to be hung with the rest of them.

I didn't see anything in the story about that. The story below paints a different picture of the parents...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/gang-rape-c...3095476&page=2

Cleveland police began investigating the rape in December of last year after cell phone video showing the alleged sex attack started circulating among students at Cleveland schools, according to court documents. The video shows the girl engaged in sexual acts with several men.

The girl told authorities that the weekend after Thanksgiving she was asked if she wanted to ride around with three of the defendants in the case. The girl, described as a straight A student by those who know her, rode with the young men to a blue house with white trim, according to court documents.

As the night unfolded, numerous men came to the house and later an abandoned trailer to have sex with the girl, according to court documents.

The video surfaced because some of the girl's attackers used their cell phones to take photographs and to film the assaults.

The girl, who has not been identified because she is a minor and the alleged victim of a sex crime, said that she was told by the men that they "would have some girls 'beat her up' or she would not be taken back to her residence" if she didn't have sex with them, according to court documents.

When a relative of one of the defendants was heard returning to the blue house, the group hurriedly moved to an abandoned trailer. The girl left behind her bra and panties, according to the court documents.

The girl has been removed from the custody of her parents.

Racial Tensions in Cleveland, Texas

Brenda Myers knows the girl and her family. Myers runs the Community and Children's Impact Center in Cleveland, one of the few programs for Cleveland's youth.

The 11-year-old girl and her two sisters frequently attended meetings held by Myers' organization. Myers said the girl was a happy and talkative girl, but something abruptly changed last October.

"This little girl was always hugging and loving and in October, she was really, really quiet," Myers said.

When Myers asked the girl what was bothering her, she said, "It's just something I can't tell you," Myers said.

When Myers heard the news of the alleged crime, she cried.

"I got angry and then...thought where were the parents?" she said.

The girl's mother was recently in the hospital and her father is an unemployed construction worker, Myers said. She said that the family cares deeply about the children.

"The mother was in tears. She feels extremely bad about what happened. She's devastated for her family," Myers said.

"It's becoming a black and white issue because it happened over in the quarters. It's segregating our community again," Myers said. "The reaction is anger, devastation."

Lance Blackwell helps organize weekly prayer sessions for the Cleveland Prayer Center. Recently, an impromptu prayer session included both defendants and family members of the girl.

"It's clear these family members and friends know one another and are in a deep amount of pain," Blackwell said. "The young men that were involved were very emotional...obviously we didn't discuss details, that wasn't what it was about."

[HarrisonTX]

I think this happened about 18 months ago.

[Sean88gt]

Wait, this family was pimping their 11yo daughter? Sick fucks, they need to be hung with the rest of them.

The practice is more common than it should be and than one would think.

[coley]

I still want to know how this is a black and white issue when the girl is Hispanic?

[Craizie]

I still want to know how this is a black and white issue when the girl is Hispanic?

Media.

[jluv]

I still want to know how this is a black and white issue when the girl is Hispanic?

The Black Panthers are saying that only black guys are getting prosecuted for it, when they believe it was more than just black guys involved. The cops and prosecutors are probably white.

[Machx2]

The Black Panthers are saying that only black guys are getting prosecuted for it, when they believe it was more than just black guys involved. The cops and prosecutors are probably white.

So because the black panthers "believe" more people had sex with the girl it must be true... I guess the black panthers now have access to juvenile records and know more than the prosecutor and police in this case, they should take the case over then I guess.

[naynay]

Thanksgiving, or October?