{"id":53642,"date":"2017-11-30T06:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T06:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=53642"},"modified":"2017-11-30T06:41:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T06:41:25","slug":"five-men-arrested-as-cops-probe-report-that-15-year-old-girl-was-gang-raped-robbed-in-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/five-men-arrested-as-cops-probe-report-that-15-year-old-girl-was-gang-raped-robbed-in-bronx.html","title":{"rendered":"Five men arrested as cops probe report that 15-year-old girl was gang-raped, robbed in Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Five men arrested as cops probe report that 15-year-old girl was gang-raped, robbed in Bronx<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The alleged attack took place about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Taylor Ave. near Archer St. in Van Nest, police sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The teen told police she had met one of the five men on Monday and exchanged Facebook information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">On Tuesday, the teen went over to the man\u2019s basement apartment, where he plied her with alcohol and marijuana, cops said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Three other men were waiting in the wings, boasting they were next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThere were three males not involved in the assault but were in the same room,\u201d NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Wednesday. \u201cWe are speaking with them now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The men ultimately let the teen go but not before stealing her phone, cops said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The teen had a second phone on her, which she used to call police. Medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Based on the teen\u2019s information, cops tracked down and arrested Airen Kellman, 23, and Touray Blackwood, 26. Both men have been charged with rape. Their arraignments were pending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The three other men were charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Their names were not immediately released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The NYPD Vice Squad is aiding in the investigation to see if the incident had anything to do with sex trafficking, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/men-arrested-cops-probe-report-bronx-gang-rape-article-1.3664814<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/five-men-arrested-as-cops-probe-report-that-15-year-old-girl-was-gang-raped-robbed-in-bronx.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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