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NYPD: 5 Rape Suspects Forced Victim's Father To Leave Before Assault
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 10, 2016
Modified Jan 10, 2016
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The authorities released surveillance video of the five suspects accused of raping an 18-year-old woman in a Brooklyn park last week. And it turns out that the teen had been with her father when the group approached them.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th. The teen and her father were near the Osborne Playground in Brownsville "when they were approached by five black males, one of whom was armed with a gun. The male with the gun pointed it at them and told the father to leave the area. The father complied and each one of the five suspects raped the victim. The father returned a short time later with two uniformed police officers and the suspects fled the location."
The victim was treated at Kings County Hospital.
Police released video of the suspects at a bodega:
Suspects in January 7 Brooklyn rapeby Gothamist
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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