Firstly we have the group of males involved. By the reports there were adult males of undetermined age and boys of various age. So the first thing we have to ask is why are "grown men" leading "immature" males to have sex with a person known to be mentally disabled? If I were the 'hood type I would ask "where they do that at?"
This is similar to the situation that took place in Trenton NJ where another group of "grown" men raped a child who had been brought to them by another child and involved other minor males.
I'm not sure how widespread this particular phenomenon is but I find it particularly disturbing that male minors are being this influenced by "grown" men who have clear psychological issues.
Once again this issue has reared it's ugly head with the victim being an eleven year old girl.
Once again the perpetrators were a group of young males (I simply will not call any of them "men" a title they have clearly not earned) which consisted of person as young as 14 and as old as 27. I am left to ask the question once again:
why are "grown men" leading "immature" males to have sex with a person known to be mentally disabled?
To make matters worse some of the perpetrators (or those with connections to the perpetrators) have no shame and have been harassing the family of the eleven year old victim. The lawyer for three of the defendants said, and I'm not making this up:
James D. Evans III, an attorney who represents three of the defendants, insists: "This is not a case of a child who was enslaved or taken advantage of."
Listen, I'm all for a vigorous defense but really sir? Sex with a minor is THE LEGAL DEFINITION of taken advantage of. Furthermore, that the males involved:
first went to the blue house, where she was ordered to disrobe. If she refused, the statement said, she was warned other girls would beat her up and she would never get a ride back home.
Is what? Right...kidnapping. Coercion. Really sir? The child was not "taken advantage of"? Sir, fuck you.
Mind you it is clear that the child victim here had issues much like the one in Chicago did. But legally and morally that is beside the point. That she talks about smoking and having sex is irrelevant. Unfortunately some of these guys are going to learn what "an offer you can't refuse" feels like.
