Manuel Ortega
(Contributed/Richmond Police Department)
Atianna Gibbs knows it could have been her sister. In a way, it was.
A hint of resignation tinges Margarita Vargas"s voice when she says, "They think it"s cool. They weren"t raised to respect girls."
A Richmond High School student named Alexandra, worried enough about safety to withold her last name, believes the 15-year-old girl gang-raped on campus Saturday would have died if police hadn"t broken up the assault.
They live in Richmond, a tough town, tougher to be a woman. None of them ever wound up naked and bleeding on a campus bench after the school dance.
But they can picture it. It"s why they did what they did.
"No matter who she was, who she was before, she doesn"t deserve that," Gibbs said.
They called the police. The police broke up the horror: a two-hour, alcohol-fueled gang-rape, as the homecoming dance waltzed on in the gym.
The investigation continued Tuesday, as police leafletted around the school to advertise a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone who participated. Detectives continued wall-to-wall interviews of students and former students, having already arrested a 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old Manuel Ortega.
Police will meet with prosecutors Wednesday to discuss charges for those already in custody.
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