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Tuesday 4 April 2017
2nd teen suspect in Facebook assault case turns himself in
DON BABWIN old girl after she was lured Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson stands with 10th District officers as he
Associated Press inside a residence by one talks with reporters about the March 19 criminal sexual assault incident broadcast on Facebook,
CHICAGO (AP) — A sec- of the suspects. But they during a press conference.
ond teenager suspected in have said that besides the
the sexual assault of a Chi- cellphone camera that re- (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune via AP)
cago teenager that was corded the incident and
streamed live on Facebook streamed it live on Face- “traumatized,” to a home “safe place” and has not not to identify the girl.
turned himself in to police book, others at the scene outside the neighborhood. returned to school. Also Monday, a juvenile
on Monday afternoon. also recorded the sexual In a brief interview, the The AP generally does not court hearing for the teen-
Police spokesman Anthony assault. girl’s mother said Monday identify potential victims ager who was arrested
Guglielmi said the mother Police say they expect oth- that her daughter remains of sexual assault and is not over the weekend was
of a 15-year-old boy who er juveniles and an adult to at what police called the identifying the mother so as postponed until April 28.q
was being sought on an ar- be charged. Police haven’t
rest warrant issued Sunday released the names of any
brought him to a police sta- suspects.
tion. Guglielmi said the boy Police have said the assault
would be later brought to was watched live by about
a juvenile detention center 40 viewers, none of whom
where a 14-year-old boy called authorities to report
who was arrested in the what was happening. The
case over the weekend is girl’s mother later told The
being held. Associated Press that the
Each teen faces felony girl and the family were
counts of criminal sexual being taunted online and
assault, manufacturing of ridiculed and harassed by
child pornography and children in their neighbor-
dissemination of child por- hood.
nography, Guglielmi said. Police say they are inves-
Police have not provided tigating the online com-
details about what exactly ments and have executed
happened on March 19 a number of “social media
when they said five or six search warrants.”
males participated in sexu- Police have moved the
ally assaulting a 15-year- girl, whom they describe as
Relative of slaying suspect doesn’t know ‘what went wrong’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rel- an enthusiasm for football Atkinson was arrested af- ance, authorities said At- for kidnapping.
ative of the North Carolina and basketball, attending ter a chase and crash near kinson Jr. was charged in The court documents said
man suspected of killing his NFL games of the Carolina Washington’s downtown North Carolina with homi- authorities intend to extra-
parents and taking his miss- Panthers and Charlotte’s monuments, said Metro- cide. dite Atkinson Jr. and Coo-
ing 11-year-old niece to former NBA team, the Hor- politan Police Department Police in North Carolina per to North Carolina.
Washington, D.C., says Cur- nets. Capt. David Sledge. He had said earlier that they Arieyana’s grandparents
tis Atkinson Jr. loved his par- “They loved their boys. And said Forney appeared un- planned to seek charges became her guardians af-
ents and she doesn’t know Curtis Jr. loved his dad,” hurt and that a 25-year-old against Atkinson in the ter her father, 29-year-old
“what went wrong.” said Chandler, of Upper woman in the car also was deaths of his parents, Ruby Micah Atkinson, was killed
First cousin Nina Chandler Marlboro, Maryland. “We arrested. Atkinson, 62, and Curtis At- in a still unsolved slaying in
told The Associated Press can’t get our hands on it. Authorities said Curtis At- kinson Sr., 63. They were 2013, Chandler said.
that family members also We don’t know what went kinson Jr., the girl’s uncle, Forney’s grandparents. Chandler said Curtis Jr. had
don’t know why Atkinson wrong.” is suspected of killing his Nikkia Cooper, 25, the third never been to the Mary-
was found with his late A 911 call on Sunday led parents at their Charlotte person in the car stopped land home she shares with
brother’s missing 11-year- police officers in Washing- home and is being held Sunday, was being held her husband east of Wash-
old daughter after fleeing ton to the 11-year-old girl, in Washington, where he in Washington on drug ington, so she didn’t think
the North Carolina home identified as Arieyana For- faced a schedule court charges, police said initial- he was headed there.
where Atkinson’s parents ney, appearance Monday af- ly. Court records released She also said she and Cur-
were found dead Sunday. who authorities said was ternoon. Monday in Washington tis Atkinson Sr. grew up to-
In a telephone interview, believed kidnapped from In court documents filed identified her as Nakkia gether in North Carolina.
Chandler said that Atkin- the home of her grandpar- Monday ahead of the Cooper and said she was “Maybe he was a troubled
son and his parents shared ents in Charlotte. planned court appear- wanted in North Carolina son,” Chandler said. q
