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<H1 itxtvisited="1">5 arrests made in N.J. child gang-rape case </H1> <H2 itxtvisited="1">Authorities say 7-year-old girl was offered for sale by her stepsister
TRENTON, N.J. - Two adults and three juveniles have been charged with gang-raping a 7-year-old girl who was sold by her 15-year-old stepsister during a party at a crime-ridden apartment building, police said Saturday.
Details on the arrests were announced at a Saturday night news conference at police headquarters in Trenton, the state's capital city. The group included a 20-year-old man who already had been charged Friday with having sex with the 15-year-old, and officials said further arrests may be made.
The other four — a 19-year-old Trenton man and three boys ages 13, 14 and 17 — were each charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment.
Authorities say the 7-year-old girl was offered for sale by her 15-year-old stepsister on March 28. They say the teen went to a party with some men on the 13th floor of the Rowan Towers apartment building and the younger girl tagged along because she worried about her stepsister's safety.
Police say the 15-year-old sold sex to men, then took money to let them touch the younger girl. They say touching turned to forcible sex as at least seven men raped the 7-year-old.
Before the arrest announcements, the 15-year-old had been charged with promoting prostitution, aggravated sexual assault and other crimes; police have not released her name, and she remained in juvenile detention Saturday night.
'Heinous crime'
Mayor Doug Palmer said he met with the victim's relatives at his office on Thursday to offer help and make sure they were able to move out of the neighborhood over safety concerns.
"We made sure they got out of the area," he said Saturday afternoon, before the news conference.
He credited the police force for its hard work but said "we're still not finished." He pledged to spare no expense "to make sure that everyone responsible is brought to justice."
We're still asking the community to let us know if they have any more information on this heinous crime," he said.
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</TD></TR><TR itxtvisited="1"><TD itxtvisited="1">Rich Schultz / AP
Rowan Towers at 620 West State Street, in Trenton, N.J.
<HR color=#c0c0c0 SIZE=1 noShade itxtvisited="1"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Palmer met with the parents, the 7-year-old girl and her two younger siblings. The woman is the mother of the 7-year-old girl, and the man she lives with is the father of the 15-year-old. The man and woman also have two toddlers together.
He said police officers had taken the case "very personally."
Police Director Irving Bradley would only say "it's still an active investigation."
Police earlier in the week were urging residents to come forward, but neighbors said they were scared of retaliation from gangs that prowl the streets if they spoke up.
Rowan Towers sits on a stretch of West State Street near downtown Trenton and is surrounded by blocks of abandoned, boarded-up homes. It's fronted by a well-manicured lawn and features a colorful playground and a basketball court. An American flag hangs from a pole to the right of the front door.
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the mayor is concerned with the family moving out of the neighborhood? wtf, he should be concerned with getting the 7 year old and the 2 younger children as far away from the parents as possible. anyone whos children become prostitutes at 15, and don't have enough sense not to sell their 7 yr old lil sister clearly are unfit parents.
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while, to some extent, i agree (obv someone failed at parenting this kid) - we don't really know the whole situation there - she's from a previous relationship, maybe she hasn't lived with her dad and his new wife for all that long/maybe this was behavior rooted in her living with her mom prior to staying with her dad - who knows, maybe she's just an evil little shit - obv i think CPS should investigate thoroughly, but it may not be the best move to rip this 7yo away from her mom after such a horrific thing has happened to her
i really wish i hadn't opened this thread - ppl sicken me -
f people
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this is becoming more common it seems. pretty f'n sick.
hope she gets the worst X's 1,000,000 -
shooting is not harsh enough. a hanging or suffocation is more deserving, let em shoot em they die right away, let em suffer.
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