Post by BKupInHere on Jul 4, 2008 2:45:58 GMT -5
...old girl back in 2006 
I just read about this...I read on a blog that the girl was born with HIVand was lured there by a 16 yr old girlthat the 11 yr old had
a "crush" on (there may have been some "visual gender confusion" on the part of the 11 yr old,because the 16 yr old dressed and "acted" like a male)
Milwaukee / Last of 14 sentenced in 2006 gang rape of 11-year-old girl
Perpetrators ranged in age from 13 to 40
By Dinesh Ramde
Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 07/02/2008 10:30:06 PM CDT
The outrage sparked by a group sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl in 2006 has been replaced by an unsettled silence.
Few want to talk about — or even recall — that Labor Day in 2006 when the girl went to the home of a 16-year-old girl who urged her to perform oral sex on three teenage boys.
By the time the night was over, as many as 20 males had engaged in sexual acts with the girl.
The assault horrified the Milwaukee community, causing wounds that were still raw Wednesday when the last of 14 people convicted in the assault was sentenced. Terrell Jefferson, 17, got five years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision.
He apologized to the victim and said he takes full responsibility for his actions.
Some neighbors say they still haven't recovered from the shock of something so unspeakable happening on their block. Others hope the girl is getting the help she needs, and still others claim the males are victims, too.
But most residents slammed their doors when a reporter mentioned the case.
"We don't talk about it. It's something that happened, and we choose to forget it," said Jackie Hawkins, 55, who said she was the grandmother of one of the males. "This whole neighborhood is close, and everybody's watching out for everyone else now."
The lawyer representing the girl's family declined an interview, as did Milwaukee police. The mayor's office did not return repeated telephone messages.
Judge Jeffrey Wagner told Jefferson in court Wednesday that the girl has had a difficult time.
"She's lost a lot, and that's because of your participation in these events, so the court can't overstate it enough — that you're one of the people responsible for creating this situation," he said.
Court records from the case reveal a troubling series of events in which the child was assaulted for several hours. She told investigators she wondered why the older girl hadn't put a stop to it.
Most of the males involved were between the ages of 13 and 21, but one man was 40.
Fourteen people were convicted. Most received prison sentences from four to 15 years. The 40-year-old man got 25 years.
The 16-year-old girl was sentenced to up to three years in a juvenile facility.
Matthew Torbenson, an assistant district attorney who prosecuted the juveniles in the case, said he hoped it was a one-time aberration.
"The really scary thing is, during court proceedings, I heard members of the perpetrators' families saying this kind of behavior is not uncommon," Torbenson said.
A number of women in the girl's neighborhood said the males involved were good people who made bad decisions.
"Five years? Ten years? That's ridiculous," said LaToya Bell, 22. "They (are) getting time for nothing. That girl, she knew what she was doing."
Four other females on the porch nodded in agreement.
Others say it's just plain wrong to blame the victim, especially a child.
"The law is clear that no child of 11 years can give legal consent" for sexual activity, then-district attorney E. Michael McCann said at the time.
Denying responsibility by saying the girl appeared willing is contemptible, said Cordelia Anderson, a child sexual abuse expert in private practice in Minneapolis.
"It sounds like a scene from pornography, where children or women are often ordered to say they like it even when they're brutalized," Anderson said. "People like to accept that mythology because that's the way someone can cope with dehumanizing another person."
Nearly two years later, the attack has spawned few calls for change. Most say a greater police presence wouldn't have made a difference, and it's not clear that teachers or community leaders could have prevented the attack by doing things differently.
But Torbenson said one thing is obvious.
"I think the most important thing is for parents to know where their child is at all times," he said. "Know who their friends are, know who they spend time with. Be a responsible parent. Protect your child."
and as usual,adults are blaming the girl-the "she knew what she was doing " song...[/i]SMH
I just read about this...I read on a blog that the girl was born with HIVand was lured there by a 16 yr old girlthat the 11 yr old hada "crush" on (there may have been some "visual gender confusion" on the part of the 11 yr old,because the 16 yr old dressed and "acted" like a male)
Milwaukee / Last of 14 sentenced in 2006 gang rape of 11-year-old girl
Perpetrators ranged in age from 13 to 40
By Dinesh Ramde
Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 07/02/2008 10:30:06 PM CDT
The outrage sparked by a group sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl in 2006 has been replaced by an unsettled silence.
Few want to talk about — or even recall — that Labor Day in 2006 when the girl went to the home of a 16-year-old girl who urged her to perform oral sex on three teenage boys.
By the time the night was over, as many as 20 males had engaged in sexual acts with the girl.
The assault horrified the Milwaukee community, causing wounds that were still raw Wednesday when the last of 14 people convicted in the assault was sentenced. Terrell Jefferson, 17, got five years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision.
He apologized to the victim and said he takes full responsibility for his actions.
Some neighbors say they still haven't recovered from the shock of something so unspeakable happening on their block. Others hope the girl is getting the help she needs, and still others claim the males are victims, too.
But most residents slammed their doors when a reporter mentioned the case.
"We don't talk about it. It's something that happened, and we choose to forget it," said Jackie Hawkins, 55, who said she was the grandmother of one of the males. "This whole neighborhood is close, and everybody's watching out for everyone else now."
The lawyer representing the girl's family declined an interview, as did Milwaukee police. The mayor's office did not return repeated telephone messages.
Judge Jeffrey Wagner told Jefferson in court Wednesday that the girl has had a difficult time.
"She's lost a lot, and that's because of your participation in these events, so the court can't overstate it enough — that you're one of the people responsible for creating this situation," he said.
Court records from the case reveal a troubling series of events in which the child was assaulted for several hours. She told investigators she wondered why the older girl hadn't put a stop to it.
Most of the males involved were between the ages of 13 and 21, but one man was 40.
Fourteen people were convicted. Most received prison sentences from four to 15 years. The 40-year-old man got 25 years.
The 16-year-old girl was sentenced to up to three years in a juvenile facility.
Matthew Torbenson, an assistant district attorney who prosecuted the juveniles in the case, said he hoped it was a one-time aberration.
"The really scary thing is, during court proceedings, I heard members of the perpetrators' families saying this kind of behavior is not uncommon," Torbenson said.
A number of women in the girl's neighborhood said the males involved were good people who made bad decisions.
"Five years? Ten years? That's ridiculous," said LaToya Bell, 22. "They (are) getting time for nothing. That girl, she knew what she was doing."
Four other females on the porch nodded in agreement.
Others say it's just plain wrong to blame the victim, especially a child.
"The law is clear that no child of 11 years can give legal consent" for sexual activity, then-district attorney E. Michael McCann said at the time.
Denying responsibility by saying the girl appeared willing is contemptible, said Cordelia Anderson, a child sexual abuse expert in private practice in Minneapolis.
"It sounds like a scene from pornography, where children or women are often ordered to say they like it even when they're brutalized," Anderson said. "People like to accept that mythology because that's the way someone can cope with dehumanizing another person."
Nearly two years later, the attack has spawned few calls for change. Most say a greater police presence wouldn't have made a difference, and it's not clear that teachers or community leaders could have prevented the attack by doing things differently.
But Torbenson said one thing is obvious.
"I think the most important thing is for parents to know where their child is at all times," he said. "Know who their friends are, know who they spend time with. Be a responsible parent. Protect your child."
and as usual,adults are blaming the girl-the "she knew what she was doing " song...[/i]SMH
What has happened to make them think the violation of an 11-year-old is "not a big deal"? 
The 11 year old is a victim. I wonder if the perpetrators now have HIV. 