De Blasio ‘disgusted’ over alleged group rape at Brooklyn playground
This image from security video provided by the New York Police Department, from a security camera at a bodega at 635 Watkins St. in the Brooklyn borough of New York, shows three men who are wanted by police in connection with the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman who was walking in the nearby Osborn Playground with her father later the same evening. (New York Police Department via AP)
NEW YORK » New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said he is “disgusted and deeply saddened” by accusations of a group rape of an 18-year-old woman at a Brooklyn playground, and that every possible step will be taken to find the suspects.
Authorities said the woman was accosted just after 9 p.m. Thursday as she and her father walked inside Osborn Playground in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
Police said there were five men, and one pointed a gun at the father and told him to leave. Each man raped the woman, police said. The father returned with two police officers, but the attackers fled.
The woman was treated at Kings County Hospital and released.
“I am disgusted and deeply saddened by the horrific attack,” de Blasio said.
He added, “Every New Yorker in every neighborhood deserves to feel safe and protected, and we will not stop until the perpetrators of this disturbing attack are held accountable for their actions.”
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Elected officials, residents and activists spoke out against the alleged assault on Sunday, offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams released a statement saying he was “sickened” by reports of the attack and called on the New York Police Department to conduct a full investigation “not only to identify all those responsible for this horrific attack, but also to determine if everything possible was done to protect the victim and the public.”
An NYPD police spokesman said there was no delay in the police response.
“A patrol car from the 73rd Precinct was approached on the street and told about the attack by the victim’s father, who directed the officers to the scene,” police spokesman Stephen Davis said.
“The police officers immediately responded and located the victim,” Davis said. “The suspects had already fled.”
Police have released surveillance video that they say shows the men in a bodega before the incident.
14 responses to “De Blasio ‘disgusted’ over alleged group rape at Brooklyn playground”
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cut off their huevos!
Too messy with blood. Just stone them like Iran does.
What men in the surveillance video? Clearly the only thing I see are animals of the lowest species in the animal kingdom!
Agree. And I echo the sentiments expressed by cholo.
Don’t insult the animals. These thugs are clearly below any human or animal.
Exactly, mikethenovice. No other animals, except chimpanzees (our closest relative), engage in behavior as badly as humans. SMH.
The suspects are reportedly all minors, not that this should gain them much sympathy or forgiveness.
[…] saddened by the horrific attack,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday, according to the Associated Press. He added, “Every New Yorker in every neighborhood deserves to feel safe and protected, and we […]
support conceal carry . thugs will think twice before pulling off a stunt like this. at least the father will have a fighting chance . the world is changing .
More like the government is changing. Republican cut back of the budget means one man for himself. Q
DEblasio is disgusted? He is disgraceful with his lack of support for the police and emboldening criminals with his moronic dismantling of stop and frisk policy.. He shares blame for this…
I second your post! deblASSio is a total incompetent dufus.
What’s #BLACKLIVESMATTER’s take on this?
There’s no way this could have happened.
It’s against the law to carry a gun in New York City and we all know that criminals follow the law and gun laws will solve all the problems right?