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06-03-2009, 16:20
Video and Story (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/11-Year-Old-Girl-Raped.html)
Additional Follow up and Story (http://cbs3.com/topstories/Rape.alleged.kensington.2.1030200.html)
A man who raped an 11 year old girl on her way to school, was fortunately caught by the community before the police did, leaving him beaten so bad he needed medical equipment just to keep him breathing.
A waste of air if you ask me.
EDIT: Police also will be investigating two cases of sexual assault possibly carried out by the same person, one involving a young teenage girl. CBS reported there are chances that no charges will be pressed against those who restrained Carrasquillo, as it could fall under citizen's arrest.
Police were determined to nab Jose Carrasquillo, the suspect wanted in connection with the vicious rape of an 11-year-old girl on her way to school Monday. Neighbors got to him first and beat him up so bad he needed a machine to help him breath and was in critical condition before being upgraded to fair condition Wednesday evening. Several men, including two teens, spotted Carrasquillo and confronted him, according to Philly.com.
"Hey, yo! You raped this girl," one of the teens yelled at the suspect, 16-year old Kris Torres told the Inquirer.
"No. I have a daughter myself," Carrasquillo said, according to Torres.
Torres said the teens, including himself, started hitting Carrasquillo because they were convinced he was the guy.
"We just pounded on him because we wanted him arrested," said Torres.
Carrasquillo kept saying he didn't do it. He tried to get away but couldn't and then more and more people crowded around the teens, egging them on.
"I was saying, 'He wants to rape babies? Kill him!'" said Linda Steeves who watched the mob scene from her front porch. "Everybody was applauding."
Police pulled up to what they thought was a street fight and took him into custody and then to the hospital.
Police were determined to catch the man who viciously raped and traumatized the little girl, leaving her bleeding and crying on the sidewalk.
"It's about as bad as you get," Capt. John Darby said.
Carrasquillo, 26, was named as a suspect in the case Wednesday morning. Physical evidence linked him to the crime scene.
Carrasquillo has a long criminal history including an attempted rape charge that was thrown out in 2002. He was convicted of 17 other prior charges (11 as an adult) including drug possession, assault and driving under the influence, according to court records.
Police were happy to see Carrasquillo in custody.
"It's good to have him off the street. People can take a sigh of relief," said Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey.
Here is what happened Monday that shocked the community.
The victim had just dropped her younger sister off at daycare and was walking to school along Kensington Avenue. A man who'd been following her, grabbed her and forced her to walk six or seven blocks away. He pulled her down an alley near the intersection of Jasper and E. Westmoreland Streets, threatened to "shoot her" if she screamed and sexually assaulted her with such force she had to undergo surgery.
The victim's mother said Tuesday that the rapist even entered the daycare with the girl and the mother was baffled wondering why daycare workers would allow him inside.
After the assault, a passerby saw the little girl sobbing and bleeding on the sidewalk and called police. Investigators weren't sure if the attacker fled or if she somehow escaped.
"Quite frankly, right now, the account we have is from a very traumatized young girl," said Capt. Darby.
The young girl was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
A sketch of the suspect and a photo of the sunglasses found at the scene were released Monday evening. The Fraternal Order of Police offered a $10,000 reward in the case and said they'd hand the money over within an hour of Carrasquillo's arrest.
Additional Follow up and Story (http://cbs3.com/topstories/Rape.alleged.kensington.2.1030200.html)
A man who raped an 11 year old girl on her way to school, was fortunately caught by the community before the police did, leaving him beaten so bad he needed medical equipment just to keep him breathing.
A waste of air if you ask me.
EDIT: Police also will be investigating two cases of sexual assault possibly carried out by the same person, one involving a young teenage girl. CBS reported there are chances that no charges will be pressed against those who restrained Carrasquillo, as it could fall under citizen's arrest.
Police were determined to nab Jose Carrasquillo, the suspect wanted in connection with the vicious rape of an 11-year-old girl on her way to school Monday. Neighbors got to him first and beat him up so bad he needed a machine to help him breath and was in critical condition before being upgraded to fair condition Wednesday evening. Several men, including two teens, spotted Carrasquillo and confronted him, according to Philly.com.
"Hey, yo! You raped this girl," one of the teens yelled at the suspect, 16-year old Kris Torres told the Inquirer.
"No. I have a daughter myself," Carrasquillo said, according to Torres.
Torres said the teens, including himself, started hitting Carrasquillo because they were convinced he was the guy.
"We just pounded on him because we wanted him arrested," said Torres.
Carrasquillo kept saying he didn't do it. He tried to get away but couldn't and then more and more people crowded around the teens, egging them on.
"I was saying, 'He wants to rape babies? Kill him!'" said Linda Steeves who watched the mob scene from her front porch. "Everybody was applauding."
Police pulled up to what they thought was a street fight and took him into custody and then to the hospital.
Police were determined to catch the man who viciously raped and traumatized the little girl, leaving her bleeding and crying on the sidewalk.
"It's about as bad as you get," Capt. John Darby said.
Carrasquillo, 26, was named as a suspect in the case Wednesday morning. Physical evidence linked him to the crime scene.
Carrasquillo has a long criminal history including an attempted rape charge that was thrown out in 2002. He was convicted of 17 other prior charges (11 as an adult) including drug possession, assault and driving under the influence, according to court records.
Police were happy to see Carrasquillo in custody.
"It's good to have him off the street. People can take a sigh of relief," said Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey.
Here is what happened Monday that shocked the community.
The victim had just dropped her younger sister off at daycare and was walking to school along Kensington Avenue. A man who'd been following her, grabbed her and forced her to walk six or seven blocks away. He pulled her down an alley near the intersection of Jasper and E. Westmoreland Streets, threatened to "shoot her" if she screamed and sexually assaulted her with such force she had to undergo surgery.
The victim's mother said Tuesday that the rapist even entered the daycare with the girl and the mother was baffled wondering why daycare workers would allow him inside.
After the assault, a passerby saw the little girl sobbing and bleeding on the sidewalk and called police. Investigators weren't sure if the attacker fled or if she somehow escaped.
"Quite frankly, right now, the account we have is from a very traumatized young girl," said Capt. Darby.
The young girl was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
A sketch of the suspect and a photo of the sunglasses found at the scene were released Monday evening. The Fraternal Order of Police offered a $10,000 reward in the case and said they'd hand the money over within an hour of Carrasquillo's arrest.