- Sketch of the suspect.
Update: Police say they’ve confiscated a van they believe is the one described by the rape victim as being used by her attacker. Unfortunately, they still have not come up with the suspect.
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Scary news making the rounds this week: a 17-year old girl was brutally raped Monday morning on her way to school while waiting for an RTA bus. This is the kind of story that makes you double check the locks at night.
According to Channel 5, the girl was waiting for the bus at 55th and Broadway when she noticed a black van. When she tried to walk home, the van followed, and eventually the assailant jumped from the vehicle and forced her into the car.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2010.
If I were being kdnapped and I had my phone with me, the first number I’d call would be 911! It’s a tragic story none the less, but that doesn’t make sense to me. Then again, I’m not a detective.