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Boy arrested in Chicago after sexual assault of girl was streamed live on Facebook

About 40 people watched the video and didn’t report it to authorities.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested over the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Chicago that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn’t report it to authorities, police have said.

Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said more arrests are expected as the investigation continues. Police have said the attack involved five or six males, and Guglielmi said the boy “was one of the offenders in the video”.

Guglielmi said the juvenile suspect faces felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, and manufacturing and dissemination of images of child sexual abuse.

The spokesman has said police were not aware of the mid-March attack until the girl’s mother approached Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and showed him the video.

‘Visibly upset’ 

Johnson was “visibly upset” after he watched, both by the video’s content and the fact that there were “40 or so live viewers and no one thought to call authorities”, Guglielmi said.

The girl’s mother said her daughter received online threats following the attack. The Chicago Sun Times later reported that the girl’s family had been relocated.

The video marks the second time in recent months that Chicago police have investigated an apparent attack that was broadcast live on Facebook. In January, four people were arrested after video showed them allegedly taunting and beating a man with mental disabilities.

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    Apr 2nd 2017, 8:56 AM

    Cops should have streamed his arrest live too. Maybe they can stream his day in court on facebook .

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    Mute Soccer T's
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:13 AM

    @tottkingham: He’s 14 ffs!! Arrest and court is not the solution to everything. His parents/guardians should have a lot to answer for and the 40 people who watched it without reporting it should be the ones to be arrested, assuming they are adults.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:25 AM

    @Soccer T’s: most of these kids are feral, no home supervision. I hope he gets whats coming to him, unlike Ireland the US courts dont have snowflakes for judges.

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    Mute Jason Culligan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:34 AM

    @Soccer T’s: I’m sorry, but your age argument is complete nonsense. At 14 I had the sense to know that sexually assaulting someone is a crime and filming said sexual assault for distribution is also a crime.

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    Mute Suzie Sunshine
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 11:17 AM

    @Soccer T’s: what do you think should happen to the 14 year old ?

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    Mute Suzie Sunshine
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 11:18 AM

    @Jason Culligan: he knew exactly what he was doing ..

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    Mute Deborah Behan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 12:47 PM

    @Soccer T’s: so you don’t think the boy should be prosecuted for sexually assaulting the girl? What about justice for the girl or did you even think about that?

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    Apr 2nd 2017, 8:54 AM

    I’m sorry but what is wrong with people? 40 or so people watching a sexual assault and not one reports it. This person should be tried as an adult, they knew what they were doing.

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    Mute Deborah Behan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 12:48 PM

    @IrishDalek: they should be charged as accessories.

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    Mute Peter Cavey
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:18 AM

    An example needs to be made of the people who watched the stream. Photo and names posted online.

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    Mute Deborah Behan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 12:49 PM

    @Peter Cavey: put them on the sexual predators list. No normal thinking person would watch that.

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    Mute Marie Gunbay
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 8:48 AM

    Wtf is wrong with society unbelievable nobody reported it and then the poor girl got death threats ….

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    Mute George Roche
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:23 AM

    @Marie Gunbay: That’s Chicago for you.

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    Apr 2nd 2017, 11:12 AM

    @Marie Gunbay: american society,,,,

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    Mute Deborah Behan
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 12:50 PM

    @George Roche: that’s a lazy comment. Do you know if all 40 who watched it were from Chicago?

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    Mute Jimmy Berg
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    Apr 2nd 2017, 9:37 AM

    Merica

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    Apr 2nd 2017, 12:25 PM

    When I read the headline I thought the child had been STEAMED alive. Would someone please tell me what STREAMED means?

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    Apr 2nd 2017, 6:04 PM

    Same as old school radio or tv, except over the internet. No downloads, some minor pre saving: “buffering”.

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