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    mariamariamaria: And what of the shame brought to the families of the rapists. Surely they must be burning with the shame of their sons raping an 8 year old. Mustn't... more »
    CherriSpryte: Oh holy hell. If anyone knows of somewhere to donate to that would ensure this girl gets all the counseling and care she both needs and deserves, will... more »
    PoisonPixie: Someone go get that baby and put her in a loving home where they understand a baby girl cannot "lure", and doesn't have the capacity to be at fault fo... more »
    TallyCola: How is TELLING the caseworkers you don't want your child after she's been raped NOT neglect? Jesus Christ this makes me sad. At least the boys are a... more »
    TildeMarks: I live in Arizona and have watched this unfold all week. I'm glad Jez is covering the story. Seeing the statements of the family of this victim, a... more »
    dizzywulf: This is so awful. I'm just graduated and I still don't have a job yet but I really want to donate/help out in some way. more »
    Nadra: Clearly, this is a heartbreaking story, but some of the comments here are dangerously closing in on racist, such as referring to the child's family as... more »
    whynotshesaid: This story horrified me when I first read about it earlier this week. The fact that she was a little girl gang-raped by other kids was so disturbing,... more »
    MySymphony: Maybe I'm missing something here but if she was gang-raped while are the boys only being charged with sexual assault? Why not rape? more »
    raspberrykisses: Just the fact that an 8 y.o. girl got gang raped made me cry while reading this. The parents shunning her because of this crime just makes me sick and... more »
    Highsmith: Wow. If I were that little girl's mother, I'd go medieval on the asses of those 4 boys. MEDIEVAL in a HARDCORE sorta way. more »
    envirodesigner: So instead of the girl bringing shame into the family, the parents did it themselves. Oh Karma. And I agree, the parents should not get their daug... more »
    SarupraniHolodyne: That is not what people mean when they talk about applying foreign law. They're talking about it to ratchet up our standards of decency ("150 countr... more »
    lola82: Ugh. Rape wasn't a crime in Liberia until 2006. The child should not be returned to her family - even if the family is shamed into asking for her bac... more »
    Pandorasvoicebox: Anyone else weirded out by the BBC headline calling her "US Rape Girl"? more »
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    Eight Year Old Girl Shunned By Her Family After She Is Raped By Several Young Boys

    An absolutely heartbreaking story is unfolding in Arizona, as an 8-year-old Liberian girl has been shunned by her own parents after being the victim of a gang rape by four boys aged 9, 10, 13, and 14. More »
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    University Of The Pacific Claims That Date Rape Isn't "Outright Rape"

    In May 2008, a female basketball player at the University of the Pacific claimed that she was raped by three male basketball players at a party. The University's officials, however, don't consider it "outright rape." More »
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