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Developementally disabled schoolgirl gang raped on stage, videotaped; principal attempts to cover it up and not call the cops.

The girl was led by the arm behind a stage curtain in the auditorium. There, witnesses said her lip was bloodied and she was sexually assaulted by a group of boys, an attack videotaped by one student and watched by more than a dozen others who came running as word spread.

Within minutes, the developmentally disabled girl reported the alleged assault to a special education teacher, who said the girl "looked dazed and confused and was crying."

But principals didn't immediately notify the police for fear of media attention, in violation of state law. When the girl's father arrived, he was asked not to call 911. He ignored the request and called the police.
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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22developmentally+disabled%22+girl+videotape+school&btnG=Search+News

Other articles suggest that the boys were bragging and showing off the video, and that the principals viewed the tape and decided that dragging her onto the stage, pushing her to her knees, threatening her, punching her in the face, and the girl running to a teacher bleeding and crying led them to conclude that there had been no coercion.

Anyone applying the Carl Lee Haley solution in this case will be roundly cheered, just so you know.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allysonsedai.livejournal.com
"I could only imagine what we might be facing if that tape made it out of the building to later show up on the Internet or who knows where," Assistant Principal Vincent Clarno told investigators.

Yes, heaven forbid that the administrators be put out in any way.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] benarian.livejournal.com
Yah, not a proud moment for Ohio. Hopefully that will be made up for with sever prosecution.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] benarian.livejournal.com
Severe even.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ceara.livejournal.com
Well, severing would be cool, too. If unlikely.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missysedai.livejournal.com
Anyone applying the Carl Lee Haley solution in this case will be roundly cheered, just so you know.

On her assailants, the administrators, and every miserable little fuck who stood by and did nothing.

There's a special place in hell for Clarno, too.

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Date: 2005-04-25 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] waterspyder.livejournal.com
When I read the other stories, they all emphasize that the developmental disability is just a speech impediment...

Did I miss something or did a girl get sexually assaulted and they're trying to divert attention from the real issue, like a girl got sexually assaulted?

I know I used to ignored fights where two guys started fighting, but any instance of bullying and me and my friends were right in there.

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Date: 2005-04-25 10:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theweaselking.livejournal.com
> they all emphasize that the developmental disability is just a speech impediment...

I don't see that, actually.

> Her father said the girl is developmentally disabled. A special education
> teacher said the teen has a severe speech impediment.

> "All I could think about was (the girl’s) inability to verbally articulate
> her thoughts because she is so low-functioning,"

To me, this says she's got a speech impediment *and* a developmental disability. The father's statement especially bears that out.

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Date: 2005-04-25 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] torrain.livejournal.com
...I think you posted this one already, actually... Will check?

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