19 Men Arrested in Rape of 11 yo *EDIT p.1* New Details - Attacks Occurred For 3 Mos in Diff Places

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CLEVELAND, Tex. — The police investigation began shortly after Thanksgiving, when an elementary school student alerted a teacher to a lurid cellphone video that included one of her classmates.
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The exterior of an abandoned trailer where an 11-year-old girl was assaulted. Eighteen suspects were held.

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The video led the police to an abandoned trailer, more evidence and, eventually, to a roundup over the last month of 18 young men and teenage boys on charges of participating in the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl in the abandoned trailer home, the authorities said.

Five suspects are students at Cleveland High School, including two members of the basketball team. Another is the 21-year-old son of a school board member. A few of the others have criminal records, from selling drugs to robbery and, in one case, manslaughter. The suspects range in age from middle schoolers to a 27-year-old.

The case has rocked this East Texas community to its core and left many residents in the working-class neighborhood where the attack took place with unanswered questions. Among them is, if the allegations are proved, how could their young men have been drawn into such an act?

“It’s just destroyed our community,
 
CLEVELAND, Tex. — The police investigation began shortly after Thanksgiving, when an elementary school student alerted a teacher to a lurid cellphone video that included one of her classmates.
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The exterior of an abandoned trailer where an 11-year-old girl was assaulted. Eighteen suspects were held.

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The interior of the trailer.

The video led the police to an abandoned trailer, more evidence and, eventually, to a roundup over the last month of 18 young men and teenage boys on charges of participating in the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl in the abandoned trailer home, the authorities said.

Five suspects are students at Cleveland High School, including two members of the basketball team. Another is the 21-year-old son of a school board member. A few of the others have criminal records, from selling drugs to robbery and, in one case, manslaughter. The suspects range in age from middle schoolers to a 27-year-old.

The case has rocked this East Texas community to its core and left many residents in the working-class neighborhood where the attack took place with unanswered questions. Among them is, if the allegations are proved, how could their young men have been drawn into such an act?

“It’s just destroyed our community,
 
Originally Posted by YouMadYouBad

man thats really sad, and disgusting. .

P.s in before the Ohio jokes. .
Cleveland, Tx though 
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Originally Posted by Nako XL

Originally Posted by YouMadYouBad

man thats really sad, and disgusting. .

P.s in before the Ohio jokes. .

Cleveland, Texas.
Yea I understand that, but this is still NT and even little things like that become misdirected 
but maybe I spoke to soon 
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Originally Posted by Nako XL

Originally Posted by YouMadYouBad

man thats really sad, and disgusting. .

P.s in before the Ohio jokes. .

Cleveland, Texas.
Yea I understand that, but this is still NT and even little things like that become misdirected 
but maybe I spoke to soon 
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Some of those quotes make it sound like the 18 men arrested are the victims.. What an ugly vibe that city has around some of its residents
 
Some of those quotes make it sound like the 18 men arrested are the victims.. What an ugly vibe that city has around some of its residents
 
Originally Posted by do work son

been to cleveland, tx. the town is an absolute dump.

word. also its nearby jasper, texas. i used to run up to clevland all the timee when working for an oil company. food was good, but never really ran into a lot of people.  but sad story nonetheless 
 
Originally Posted by do work son

been to cleveland, tx. the town is an absolute dump.

word. also its nearby jasper, texas. i used to run up to clevland all the timee when working for an oil company. food was good, but never really ran into a lot of people.  but sad story nonetheless 
 
Holy !%+$ that's disgusting. The state's gonna make them regret those decisions.
 
Holy !%+$ that's disgusting. The state's gonna make them regret those decisions.
 
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