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Four Teens Arrested For Raping 11, 13 Year-Olds
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 19, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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A Staten Island man arrived at his Clifton home to find four teen boys having sex with his 11-year-old stepdaughter and her 13-year-old friend. The stepfather called the police upon finding the naked teens. The boys, ages 16 to 18, were charged with first- and third-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
The girls had signs of vaginal tearing and the Staten Island Advance reported, "The younger girl alleges they held her down while they took turns having sex with her." The 13-year-old victim had originally agreed to have sex with the 16-year-old, Patrick Gross, but cops say she "changed her mind and Gross continued anyway" (police also say they had sexual relations before). Gross was also charged with raping the 13-year-old.
One of the suspects' cousins told the Daily News, "He goes to high school. He doesn't have any trouble. We don't know what happened. All I know is that he's been arrested."
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