RICHMOND, Calif. — Wearing bulletproof vests, three teen suspects appeared for the first time in court Thursday on charges of gang raping a 15-year-old girl outside a high school dance while as many as two dozen people watched without calling police.
Defendant Cody Ray Smith, 15, pleaded not guilty, while Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, and Marcelles James Peter, 17, did not enter pleas during their arraignment in Contra Costa County Superior Court.Story continues below ↓
Judge's ruling led to end of tree-sitting Barbara J. Miller, 58, an Alameda County Superior Court judge who ruled in favor of UC Berkeley in a dispute over a proposed athletic facility that was the focus of a tree-sitting protest.
RICHMOND — Police on Thursday night arrested a sixth suspect in the gang rape of a Richmond High School girl. Jose Carlos Montano, 18, described as having played "a significant role in the rape of the victim," was arrested about 5 p.m.
Paul Sakuma/APStudents walk next to a sign about violence at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday. Four teens were charged in the alleged gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside of her high school homecoming dance.
RICHMOND, Calif. -Four teenagers face adult charges in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her Northern California high school's homecoming dance. Defendants Manuel Ortega.
Four teenagers face adult charges in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a Northern California high school's homecoming dance. The four were arraigned Thursday in Contra Costa County Superior Court.
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