Four Suspects Arrested In Rape Of Hofstra Student

Nassau County Police say four of five suspects accused of gang raping a Hofstra University student are in custody. Apparently an 18-year-old woman was assaulted on campus around 3 a.m. on Sunday. One of the suspects is a fellow student, Rondell Bedward, 21, of the Bronx, who was charged with five counts of first-degree rape. Bronx residents Stan Felipe, 19, and Jesus Ortiz, 19, were charged with five counts of first-degree rape and first-degree attempted criminal sexual act; Ortiz was also charged with fourth-degree larceny. Kevin Taveras of Brent was charged with five counts of first-degree rape; Bedward and Ortiz were arraigned yesterday while Felipe and Taveras are being arraigned today. Police are still looking for the fifth suspect.

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By Jen Chung in News on September 15, 2009 8:36 AM

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Miss Information

Oh and on a side note Dirk should the woman be fixed? Or is all forgiven because she is a woman? Something to think about, huh? should she have some body parts removed like the men as you stated?

Miss Information

Good job passing judgement Dirk. Make sure you condemm people before knowing the facts. ref. cop/proffesor

GerkMax

The accuser just admitted that it was all a lie.

http://bit.ly/vXiQn

Georgina

If they are proven guilty, i hope to the high heavens

they are put in prison with men who will show them what it's like to be gang raped.

cutlass

According to all three sources, one of those charged is actually named STALIN Felipe, not Stan. Name your kind Stalin? Who'd have thought something might go wrong?

Trilby16

This makes me hate men.

hotstepper

that is a sexist statement, plain and simple. are you alarmed by black people after reading a story covering a mugger who is reported as african-american?