LOS ANGELES — Several arrests were made in the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl. A dozen people are accused of taking part in the assault. A sheriff's spokesperson says they are just starting to crack the case open and more arrests could be on the way. Early this morning authorities rounded up suspects they believed were involved in a very violent crime against a young girl. According to the sheriff's spokesperson, several men in a park raped the young girl.
There are six suspects under arrest in all, one adult and 5 juveniles. They range from 16 to 18-year-old.
Apparently the incident occurred last week, July 6, at Smith Park. The victim was walking home from school and she accepted a ride from four male Hispanics, one of which she knew. They took the girl to the park where they met with 15 other young men. According to authorities they began drinking beer and smoking marijuana. Sheriff's say that girl told them that the suspects then grabbed her arms and forced her into the woman's bathroom.
This is when things got out of control. According to authorities, the girl was forced to drink alcohol and was also drugged. The suspects then brutally raped her in the bathroom.
ABC7 Eyewitness News talked to the grandparents of one of the suspects who turned himself in.
The suspect's grandfather said that his grandson was "just a mild mannered kid like any other 19-year-old."
Authorities say these suspects are very dangerous. They say that the girl was sexually assaulted while others stood by and encouraged the suspects.
Today, they are asking for the public's help. They feel that there is more information out there and more suspects. If you have any or details about the incident they encourage you to call: L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Family Crime Bureau at 1-866-247-5877.
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