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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:46:27 -0600, Pops Mear <PopsMear@here.usa>
wrote:

> FOXNEWS.COM HOME > U.S.
>Lesbian's 'Extreme' Gang Rape Investigated in California
>
>Tuesday, December 23, 2008
>
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>SAN FRANCISCO �  A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by
>four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked
>outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.
>
>Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she
>got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men,
>who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments
>indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt.
>Mark Gagan.
>
>"It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma �
>physical and emotional � this victim has suffered is extreme."
>
>Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime but declined
>to reveal why they think the woman was singled out because of her
>sexual orientation. Gagan would say only that the victim lived openly
>with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.
>
>The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as
>she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to
>disrobe and sexually assaulted her on the spot with the help of the
>other men.
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>When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim
>back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building,
>where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle. The
>assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found
>the car abandoned two days later.
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>The woman sought help from a nearby resident, and she was examined at
>a hospital. Although the victim said she did not know her attackers,
>detectives hope someone in the community knows them. One of the men
>went by the nickname "Blue" and another was called "Pato," according
>to authorities.
>
>Richmond police are offering a $10,000 award for information leading
>to the arrest of the attackers.
>
>Gay rights advocates note that hate crimes based on sexual orientation
>have increased nationwide as of late. There were 1,415 such crimes in
>2006 and 1,460 in 2007, both times making up about 16 percent of the
>total, according to the FBI.
>
>Avy Skolnik, a coordinator with the New York-based National Coalition
>of Anti-Violence Programs, noted that gay, lesbian and transgender
>crime victims may be more reluctant than heterosexual victims to
>contact police.
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>"Assailants target LGBT people of all gender identities with sexual
>assault," he said. "Such targeting is one of the most cruel,
>dehumanizing and violent forms of hate violence that our communities
>experience."
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>Skolnik said the group plans to analyze hate crime data to see whether
>fluctuations may be related to the gay marriage bans that appeared on
>ballots this year in California, Arizona and Florida.
>
>"Anytime there is an anti-LGBT initiative, we tend to see spikes both
>in the numbers and the severity of attacks," he said. "People feel
>this extra entitlement to act out their prejudice."
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>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,471308,00.html

"Pato" and "Blue" are typical negro street names.

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