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November 17, 2011

Teen abducted, sexually assaulted in car, police say

A 15-year-old girl walking along a street in Woodlawn Wednesday afternoon told police that a gunman forced into the front seat of a car, where a man later sexually assaulted her and then held her in a house for an hour.

Baltimore County police said the attack occurred about 3 p.m. in the 1800 block of Woodlawn Drive. The girl said the assailants were in a teal-colored, four-door sedan with tinted windows, possibly a late 1990s or early 2000 model.

The girl said that two men talked to her, threatened her with a gun and forced her into the car. Two other occupants were wearing masks. They ordered her to cover her eyes and drove to her to an unknown location, possibly in Baltimore City, police said.

Police said three men left the car and the other one sexually assaulted her. They then drove her to a house, where she stayed for an hour, and was then returned to Baltimore County. The victim walked to the Woodlawn precinct and reported the attack to police.

Anyone with information is urged to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP. 

Posted by Peter Hermann at 7:33 AM | | Comments (2)
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Just read a similar story in the Capitol Gazette (Anne Arundel County); similar descriptions of the vehicle and witnesses, and same method of abduction. Some thing to look into.

With all due respect, is this the case about the girl who was 'in an area where she was lost' and this happened to her?

With all due respect, why would a 15 year old be alone in an area where she had never been before?

Any parent worth their salt would have been with their child to make sure that they got to the place they were supposed to be going to.

Something sounds hinky about this case and I hope that more information comes out in the future that diminishes my distrust of these allegations.

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.



Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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