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    SENSITIVE young hispanics gang rape 15 year old girl

    The Richmond High School girl who was gang raped after leaving a homecoming dance delivered a message Tuesday evening to hundreds of people shaken by the attack and hoping to bring about a positive change in its ugly wake - "violence is always the wrong choice."

    "We realize people are angry about this," the 15-year-old sophomore said in a statement read by her church pastor at a rally at the high school. "But let the anger cause change, change that is necessary to keep our children, our neighbors and our friends safe."

    The pastor, Jim Wheeler of the First Presbyterian Church of Richmond, praised the assembled 500 students, parents and area residents for their "heart and emotion" in support of the girl. He said he believes she is recovering well, "but she will have a long way to go."

    It was a sentiment echoed by many of the girl's classmates as they listened to speeches, watched performances and held a candlelight vigil near the football field.

    The brutal crime has infuriated and saddened nearly everyone associated with the school. Some local toughs have even talked of exacting vigilante violence against the young men who either took part in or watched the attack Oct. 24 in a courtyard on the edge of the campus.

    While police continue to hunt for suspects - six are in custody now - the crime has school district officials fast-tracking new security measures and counseling programs, and students talking intently about how to combat violence toward women.

    "Hopefully, we will all be safer eventually after this," said Kami Baker, a junior who is a close friend of the victim.

    Baker said she hopes her friend comes back to Richmond High, but she couldn't be sure that would happen.

    "As long as no one treats her differently from before, she'll be fine," said Baker, whose rock band, Anything But Sane, played at the 2 1/2-hour rally. "She's still the same person, just less trusting now."

    Earlier Tuesday, the latest defendant to be arraigned in the case made his first court appearance, dabbing at his eyes as he saw his family in the gallery.
    Jose Carlos Montano, 18, of San Pablo did not enter a plea in his brief appearance in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Richmond. He is charged with rape in concert with force and penetration with a foreign object in the attack.

    Montano, his dark hair tied in a ponytail reaching halfway down his back and his hands shackled at his waist, appeared to be tearful but said nothing. He was led away to county jail, where he is being held without bail.

    He is the fifth person to be charged in the gang rape. A sixth suspect, Elvis Torrentes, 21, was arrested around dawn Tuesday.

    "The people we've arrested represent the most significant role-players in the gang rape," police Lt. Mark Gagan said. "We're still analyzing the physical evidence and taking witness statements, so this investigation is far from over. "

    Authorities say the defendants are among as many as 10 young men who raped the girl over two hours, while up to 20 others watched.
    Montano's attorney, Mary Carey, said outside court that the case was "a heartbreaking tragedy for the families of every single person involved, and for our community."

    She declined to discuss specifics of the charges against Montano, describing him simply as
    "a sensitive 18-year-old man."

    Helping the victim
    Richmond High School is accepting cards and donations for the victim and her family. They can be mailed to the school at 1250 23rd St., Richmond, CA 94804-1011. Make checks out to the Richmond High Student Fund, with "For sex assault victim" written in the memo line.

    E-mail the writers at kfagan@sfchronicle.com and hlee@sfchronicle.com.



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    That is so awful. Poor poor girl.
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    These are the kinds of horrors our children will have to deal with due to our failures to secure our borders and enforce our existing immigration laws.

    The latino gangs that are importing 90% of America's drugs and illegal aliens use gang rape as an initiation and terror weapon.

    We've documented that hundreds of times here at ALIPAC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALIPAC
    These are the kinds of horrors our children will have to deal with due to our failures to secure our borders and enforce our existing immigration laws.

    The latino gangs that are importing 90% of America's drugs and illegal aliens use gang rape as an initiation and terror weapon.

    We've documented that hundreds of times here at ALIPAC.

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    Exactly. It's a travesty. The cost of this human tragedy is immeasurable. I don't know why so many still don't see it.
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    Authorities say the defendants are among as many as 10 young men who raped the girl over two hours, while up to 20 others watched
    30 animals, not one of them thought to help that poor girl. That poor baby will never be the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KateH
    Authorities say the defendants are among as many as 10 young men who raped the girl over two hours, while up to 20 others watched
    30 animals, not one of them thought to help that poor girl. That poor baby will never be the same.
    No, she won't ever be the same. It's so sad. Poor poor girl.
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