"Offers for help are pouring in for an eight-year-old Liberian girl disowned by her own family in Phoenix, Arizona, after being raped by four boys.
The girl is under the care of the Arizona Child Protective Service (CPS) because her parents said she had shamed them, and they did not want her back.
The oldest suspect, a 14-year-old boy, will be tried as an adult on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault, police said on Friday. He is being held in police custody until trial.
The other three - aged 9, 10, and 13 - are charged as juveniles with sexual assault and kidnapping."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8168480.stm
This is just messed up. The age of the boys who assaulted the girl is shocking. The reaction of the girls family is disgusting. From other news sites it looks like the attackers and victim are all African refugees.
If the family want to live in America they should be acting like Americans and help their child deal with the aftermath of the rape. Put the girl in care, adoption even and send the family back to Africa.
The girl is under the care of the Arizona Child Protective Service (CPS) because her parents said she had shamed them, and they did not want her back.
The oldest suspect, a 14-year-old boy, will be tried as an adult on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault, police said on Friday. He is being held in police custody until trial.
The other three - aged 9, 10, and 13 - are charged as juveniles with sexual assault and kidnapping."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8168480.stm
This is just messed up. The age of the boys who assaulted the girl is shocking. The reaction of the girls family is disgusting. From other news sites it looks like the attackers and victim are all African refugees.
If the family want to live in America they should be acting like Americans and help their child deal with the aftermath of the rape. Put the girl in care, adoption even and send the family back to Africa.
Last edited by JahManRed (2009-07-25 05:57:26)