Five men arrested as cops probe report that 15-year-old girl was gang-raped, robbed in Bronx
Cops have arrested five men they say gang-raped a 15-year-old girl in a Bronx apartment then stole her cell phone, police said Wednesday.
The alleged attack took place about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Taylor Ave. near Archer St. in Van Nest, police sources said.
The teen told police she had met one of the five men on Monday and exchanged Facebook information.
On Tuesday, the teen went over to the man’s basement apartment, where he plied her with alcohol and marijuana, cops said.
The teen passed out. When she woke up the man was raping her, she told police. She passed out and woke up to another man attacking her, cops said.
Three other men were waiting in the wings, boasting they were next.
“There were three males not involved in the assault but were in the same room,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Wednesday. “We are speaking with them now.”
The men ultimately let the teen go but not before stealing her phone, cops said.
The teen had a second phone on her, which she used to call police. Medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center.
Based on the teen’s information, cops tracked down and arrested Airen Kellman, 23, and Touray Blackwood, 26. Both men have been charged with rape. Their arraignments were pending.
The three other men were charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Their names were not immediately released.
The NYPD Vice Squad is aiding in the investigation to see if the incident had anything to do with sex trafficking, police said.
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