Chicago Police Report Teen was apparently gang-raped on Facebook Live - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]CHICAGO (AP) -- A 15-year-old Chicago girl was apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys on Facebook Live, and none of the roughly 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday. The video marks the second time in recent months that the Chicago Police Department has investigated an apparent attack that was streamed live on Facebook. In January, four people were arrested after a cellphone footage showed them allegedly taunting and beating a mentally disabled man. Police only learned of the latest attack when the girl's mother approached the head of the police department, Superintendent Eddie Johnson, late Monday afternoon as he was leaving a department station in the Lawndale neighborhood on the city's West Side, department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. She told him her daughter had been missing since Sunday and showed him screen grab photos of the alleged assault. He said Johnson immediately ordered detectives to investigate and the department asked Facebook to take down the video, which it did. Guglielmi said Tuesday that detectives found the girl and reunited her with her family. He said the girl told detectives that she knows at least one of her alleged attackers, but it remained unclear how well they knew each other. No arrests have been made. He said Johnson was "visibly upset" after he watched the video, both by its content and the fact that there were "40 or so live viewers and no one thought to call authorities." Investigators know the number of viewers because the count was posted with the video. To find out who they were, though, investigators would have to subpoena Facebook and would need to "prove a nexus to criminal activity" to obtain such a subpoena, Guglielmi said by email. Facebook didn't immediately reply to a message seeking comment. [/quote] [url]http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEXUAL_ASSAULT_FACEBOOK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-03-21-10-16-59[/url] [url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/21/chicago-girl-apparently-gang-raped-on-facebook-live-police-say.html[/url] Seriously sad no one is reporting this incident for those who watched or have info.

How could you sit there watching something like that and, especially as their friend, simply choose to ignore it?

[quote]To find out who they were, though, investigators would have to subpoena Facebook and would need to "prove a nexus to criminal activity" to obtain such a subpoena, Guglielmi said by email.[/quote] Someone is raped and it is broadcast over the internet. What more do you fucking need to prove to get Facebook to comply?

Does FB not have one of those viewer 911 commands? It honestly seems like every streaming service nlis starting to need it.

[QUOTE=shauntp;51994443]How could you sit there watching something like that and, especially as their friend, simply choose to ignore it?[/QUOTE] To be fair, the people watching were probably friends of the rapists, not friends of the girl. I mean, it's still really goddamn bad, but it explains why no one reported it.

[QUOTE=Last or First;51994467]To be fair, the people watching were probably friends of the rapists, not friends of the girl. I mean, it's still really goddamn bad, but it explains why no one reported it.[/QUOTE] I feel like if I saw one of my pals raping a girl I'd call the police.

[QUOTE=ZakkShock;51994565]I feel like if I saw one of my pals raping a girl I'd call the police.[/QUOTE] Yeah but you're probably also a decent person who isn't friends with gang rapists

[QUOTE=pentium;51994444]Someone is raped and it is broadcast over the internet. What more do you fucking need to prove to get Facebook to comply?[/QUOTE] Welcome to the Cook county court system.

I'm surprised Facebook hasn't discontinued Live by now considering how many horrible crimes have been broadcasted with it.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51994783]I'm surprised Facebook hasn't discontinued Live by now considering how many horrible crimes have been broadcasted with it.[/QUOTE] How often does it happen in comparison to the number of times it's been used non-criminally?

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51994783]I'm surprised Facebook hasn't discontinued Live by now considering how many horrible crimes have been broadcasted with it.[/QUOTE] To be fair, the idiots who stream their crimes get caught most of the time, and it is unclear whether they would have committed the crimes regardless. At least this way they get scooped up due to their own stupidity.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51994783]I'm surprised Facebook hasn't discontinued Live by now considering how many horrible crimes have been broadcasted with it.[/QUOTE] On the contrary I Wonder if any law enforcement agencies have requested that they don't shut it down because it provides them with useful evidence.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51994783]I'm surprised Facebook hasn't discontinued Live by now considering how many horrible crimes have been broadcasted with it.[/QUOTE] That's just silly, facebook live is used by politicians to broadcast speeches, companies to announce products and other people to do streaming. Why would a few instances of criminal use make them shut it down? I'm pretty sure twitch and every other streaming service has been misappropriated at some point.

Jfc I hope the cunts responsible for this are found. Shit like this is unacceptable.

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;51994752]Welcome to the Cook county court system.[/QUOTE] you think that each county handles subpoenaing facebook a different way? im pretty sure this is a nationwide thing bro

It should be easy to find the perpetrators of the crime, since it was livestreamed correct?

[QUOTE=Tudd;51994420]...when the girl's mother approached the head of the police department, Superintendent Eddie Johnson, late Monday afternoon as he was leaving a department station in the Lawndale neighborhood on the city's West Side, department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. She told him her daughter had been missing since Sunday and showed him screen grab photos of the alleged assault.[/QUOTE] You really have to give it to the mother on this one. She took DIRECT action to help her baby out. Respect.