4 Arrested in Calif. Gang Rape of Lesbian

Three Arrested for Gang Rape of Lesbian in SF's East Bay
A man and two teens have been arrested for the gang rape of a lesbian in San Francisco's East Bay city of Richmond in mid-December. Their victim, who has not been identified was carjacked, and repeatedly raped and assaulted for 45 minutes before she was dumped on the street and sought help from a resident.
"Richmond police on Wednesday arrested a 15-year-old male and 21-year-old Humberto Hernandez Salvadore at their Richmond homes. The 15-year-old was charged with felony counts of sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery, said Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan. Salvadore, who authorities described as the ringleader in the incident, was charged with felony counts of kidnapping to commit a sex crime, carjacking, rape, gang rape, as well as charged associated with probation violation and felonies committed while on probation. The teenager is being held with no bail at a juvenile facility in Martinez; Salvadore is being held in county jail in Martinez with no bail. A sixteen-year-old male from Hercules turned himself in around midnight, was charged with felonies related to the alleged rape and kidnapping and was also being held in a juvenile detention center. The teenager, who was known by the nickname "Blue," was accompanied by his family, Gagan said. Salvadore 'had the most involvement and gave orders and directions to the other individuals,' Gagan said. 'But they're all responsible for the crimes that were committed against the victim.'"
Police have a $1 million arrest warrant on a fourth suspect, 21-year-old Josue Gonzalez (pictured) who goes by the name of "Pato". He is believed to be armed and dangerous.
The assault is being treated as a hate crime because the assailants made remarks about the victim's sexual orientation. Her car also had rainbow flag stickers on it.
UPDATE: Gonzalez arrested...



4 Arrested in Calif. Gang Rape of Lesbian



BackgroundFour Sought in Gang Rape of Lesbian in San Francisco's East Bay [tr]Police Offer $10,000 Reward for Assailants in Lesbian Gang Rape [tr]Lesbian Gang Rape in SF Inspires Outpouring of Support [tr]Vigil Held for SF-Area Gang Rape Victim as Police Continue Manhunt [tr]


4 arrested in California gang rape of lesbian
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Two men and two teens have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman last month while allegedly taunting her for being a lesbian, police said. Officers arrested Humberto Hernandez Salvador at his home Wednesday (December 31) night, Richmond police Lt Mark Gagan said. The 31-year-old is being held without bail on gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking charges. Police on Wednesday also arrested a 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy, who were being held at a juvenile detention center on similar charges. Their names were not released. Josue Gonzalez, 21, turned himself yesterday after police announced they were searching for him. He was wanted on a USD 1 million arrest warrant on charges of gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking. Gagan said Gonzalez asked for an attorney when he turned himself in but said nothing about his alleged role in the attack. Police would not detail each person's alleged involvement in the attack but said tips from local residents led to the arrests.The incident happened in a gritty area of Northern California's San Francisco Bay area. Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked on December 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The alleged attackers made comments indicating they knew she was alesbian, police said. Authorities have characterised the case as a hate crime. Police said the victim lives openly with a female partner.





Four arrested over gang rape of lesbian woman

Two men and two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman who they had allegedly taunted for being a lesbian.

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Police, who described the 45-minute attack as a hate crime, said they arrested a 31-year-old man and two teenage boys aged 15 and 16 on Wednesday at their homes in Richmond, near San Francisco.
A second man, aged 21, turned himself in on Thursday after police announced they were seeking him on charges of gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking.
The 28-year-old victim was attacked on December 13 in Richmond after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. Police said the attackers made comments indicating they knew the woman, who lives openly with her female partner, was a lesbian.
The attack began when one of the men approached the woman, struck her with a blunt object and ordered her to strip. He then sexually assaulted her with the help of the others, according to detectives.
When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building.
She was raped again inside and outside the vehicle and left naked outside the building while her attackers took her wallet and drove off in her car, police said.
The men were being held without bail on gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking charges. The boys were detained at a juvenile detention centre and face similar charges.
Lt. Mark Gagan, of Richmond police, said authorities felt that while all the suspects were at large, "a large cross-section of our population felt unsafe. Now that the fourth one is behind bars, we can all breathe a sigh of relief."
Police did not provide details on each person's alleged role in the crime although Lt Gagan told the San Francisco Chronicle that the oldest suspect "had the most involvement and gave orders and directions to the other individuals.
"But they're all responsible for the crimes that were committed against the victim," he added.
The attack generated widespread attention and authorities offered a 10,000 dollar reward for information. Tips from local residents helped lead to the arrests, police said, although they did not say whether the reward had been distributed.

Gang rape of lesbian brings vigil, leafleting

Gang rape of lesbian brings vigil, leafleting

by Leslie Fulbright Saturday Dec 27th, 2008 10:32 PM
Here is more information on the vigil and organizing in the Richmond for the young queer woman who was gang raped in Richmond last week. It's from the chronicle...Can some of the well heeled LGBT organizations (I'm thinking of the center etc) in SF show some solidarity and support?
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Leslie Fulbright, SF Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, December 27, 2008 Two events will be held in Richmond this weekend to show support for a 28-year-old lesbian who was gang-raped earlier this month in what police are investigating as a hate crime. A candlelight vigil will take place tonight at 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of 15th Street and Visalia Avenue, the same time when and location where the assault started. The vigil was organized by the Hand to Hand Kajukenbo Self Defense Center in Oakland. On Sunday afternoon, both Spanish- and English-speaking volunteers will walk around the neighborhood, handing out flyers with the suspects' descriptions. "We are hoping to find someone out there who knows these criminals," said Aileen Cancino of Contra Costa Equality, a grassroots human rights organization. "These men are still running loose, and we want people to know we will not sit back with our arms crossed and let this happen to another woman." No arrests had been made in the case as of Friday, police said. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrests of the attackers. The assault, which occurred Dec. 13 in two locations in the Belding-Wood neighborhood of Richmond, is considered a hate crime because the attackers made comments about the victim being a lesbian. She was left naked in front of an apartment complex when the four attackers took off in her car. Hate crimes directed at people because of their sexual orientation have risen over the past two years, according to FBI statistics: 1,017 were reported in 2005, 1,195 in 2006 and 1,265 in 2007. Community Violence Solutions, a nonprofit rape crisis center, has opened a fund in the name of Richmond Jane Doe to help the woman pay for relocation expenses, police said. "We have received a lot of calls from people who are concerned and outraged, but tips leading to the suspects have not come in," said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan. "We encourage activities such as the vigil and leafleting the neighborhood - anything that may generate dialogue and lead to a witness coming forward." Police described the first suspect as a Latino man in his 30s, about 5-foot-6, 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a mustache. The second suspect is described as an African American man in his 20s, about 5-foot-10, 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, who goes by the nickname "Blu," police said. The two other suspects are described as Latino men between 18 and 20 years old. One goes by the name "Pato," police said. Vigil details The candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 9:30 p.m. at the corner of 15th Street and Visalia Avenue in Richmond. Volunteers will be seeking people with information about the crime Sunday at 1 p.m. in front of the Foods Co. grocery store at 1250 Macdonald Ave. in Richmond. Anyone may participate. Donations for the victim may be sent to Community Violence Solutions, 2101 Van Ness St., San Pablo, CA 94806. For more information, call (510) 237-0113. E-mail Leslie Fulbright at lfulbright [at] sfchronicle.com.

Lesbian gang raped in Richmond...Gay organizations remain silent ...

Lesbian gang raped in Richmond...Gay organizations remain silent.

by WTF
Saturday Dec 27th, 2008 5:58 PM
Outside of CUAV (Community United Against Violence), no one seems to care. After almost a week after the attack, this is the first posting on the site about the event. Below is info about tonight's vigil. Is Gay Marriage really more important than protecting our people from being raped and murdered? The Bay Area gay community doesn't appear to think so.
Police continue to search for four men who kidnapped and gang-raped a woman on Dec. 13 in Richmond, CA. The 28-year-old openly lesbian Richmond resident was attacked after exiting her vehicle, which had a rainbow sticker on the license plate, and driven seven blocks away to a location where she was raped by the group for almost an hour.


While the cause of the crime is unknown, police are investigating the attack as a hate crime because of comments the suspects made about the victim’s orientation during the incident.


The attackers are being sought on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, kidnapping , carjacking , and sexual assault. The charges carry a hate crime enhancement.


A $10,000 reward for tips is being offered by the police. Anyone with information is being asked to call Detective Ysenia Rogers at (510) 672-1718.


CUAV and Hand to Hand Marti al Arts have organ ized a commu nity vigil for peace and heali ng set for Satur day, Decem ber 27 from 9:30 to 10 p.m. at the locat ion where the incid ent occur red, 1500 Visal ia Avenu e in Richm ond. The locat ion is near the Richm ond BART stati on and peopl e are encou raged to carpo ol, take BART, or walk toget her. Peopl e are also encou raged to bring a candl e.


A fund has been set up for the victi m. To donat e, send a check made payab le to Commu nity Viole nce Solut ions to: Commu nity Viole nce Solut ions, Attn: JoAnn Dougl as, 2101 Van Ness Stree t, San Pablo , CA 94806 . Write "To Richm ond Jane Doe" in the memo line.

Dec 23, 2008
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SAN FRANCISCO - A WOMAN was taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped by four men and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said.
Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec 13 after she got out of her car in Richmond, in the San Francisco Bay area.
'It just pushes it beyond fathomable,' said Richmond police Lt Mark Gagan on Monday. 'The level of trauma - physical and emotional - this victim has suffered is extreme.' Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime.
Mr Gagan said the victim lived openly with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.
The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to undress and sexually assaulted her with the help of the other men.
When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle.
The assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found the car abandoned two days later.
Gay rights advocates note that hate crimes based on sexual orientation have increased nationwide. There were 1,415 such crimes in 2006 and 1,460 in 2007, both times making up about 16 per cent of the total, according to the FBI.
Avy Skolnik, a coordinator with the New York-based National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, noted that gay, lesbian and transgender crime victims may be more reluctant than heterosexual victims to contact police.
He also said the group plans to analyse hate crime data to see whether fluctuations may be related to the gay marriage bans that appeared on ballots this year in California, Arizona and Florida.
'Any time there is an anti-LGBT initiative, we tend to see spikes both in the numbers and the severity of attacks,' he said.
'People feel this extra entitlement to act out their prejudice.' -- AP

Lesbian rape victim not alone in 2008

Lesbian rape victim not alone in 2008
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(12-23) 16:46 PST San Francisco, CA (AP) --
From a series of street bashings in Seattle to the baseball bat murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant in Brooklyn, episodes of anti-gay violence punctuated a year now ending with police investigating the alleged gang rape of a lesbian near San Francisco.
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Advocates said Tuesday they do not know whether the threats, beatings and murders involving victims who are suspected of being gay reflects a true rise in attacks or increased reporting of hate-based crimes that persist even as gays gain greater visibility and legal protections.
Either way, experts say 2008 likely will be remembered not only for same-sex couples losing the right to marry in California, but a rash of incidents nationwide that sometimes provoked public outrage and often went unnoticed amid their numbing frequency.
"When you are talking about hate crimes, people think someone is likely to report it, but in some communities the message is not always clear that our society has accepted LGBT folks," said Sarah Tofte, a researcher at New York-based Human Rights Watch. "That means there is a lot of work to do to figure how many crimes like this might go on under the radar."
In Richmond, the crime-ravaged Bay Area city where the 28-year-old lesbian reported being assaulted by four men 10 days ago, police on Tuesday received so many calls from community members wanting to help that they asked the local rape crisis center to set up a fund to aid her.
FBI statistics show there were 1,265 hate crimes based on sexual orientation in 2007, up from 1,017 two years earlier and 1,239 in 2003. That compares to 3,820 racially motivated incidents in 2007 and 1,400 in which the victim's religion was a factor.
Because not all states allow attacks motivated by anti-gay bias to be charged as hate crimes and because some victims are reluctant to reveal their sexual orientations to police, gay and transgender rights advocates suspect the numbers to be much higher.
The vast majority of brutality against gays is carried out by young men, usually acting in groups, said Riki Wilchins, executive director of Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, a Washington nonprofit that works in schools to address discrimination.
Their victims most often are other young men with feminine demeanors or transgender women, said Wilchins. "These assailants are looking to eradicate and exterminate something that enrages them, and that is what makes them hate crimes," he said.
GenderPAC published a report in 2006 cataloguing the murders of 50 such victims under 30 years old over a 10-year period. The group has identified another 20 murders of "gender non-conforming youth" that have taken place in the two years since, although FBI statistics for the same period show only five hate crime slayings linked to the victim's sexual orientation.
"There has definitely been a huge spike. I don't think anybody knows why," Wilchins said. "Before we were talking about one (murder) every two or three months. Now it's down to one a month."
Many of the incidents that have captured headlines this year — from the February shooting death of a gay teenager at his Southern California middle school to this month's slaying of a Brooklyn man who was fatally beaten while walking arm-and-arm with his brother — fit Wilchins' profile.
Larry King, the 15-year-old shot by a classmate, wore feminine clothing and makeup. Jose Sucuzhanay, 31, was beaten with a baseball bat and kicked by three men who jumped out of a car yelling anti-gay and anti-Hispanic slurs.
The unidentified woman who was sexually assaulted in Richmond on Dec. 13 also was jumped by a group. Detectives say she was attacked after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker.
After one of the four men struck her, the group dragged the woman into the street, assaulted her, forced her back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again. Authorities are still searching for the suspects.
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, a network of organizations working to address gay-related violence, has tracked numerous other anti-gay crimes this year. They include the deaths of transgender women in Tennessee and Colorado; the arson fire that destroyed the home of a 65-year-old gay man in New York, and a spate of street beatings in Seattle's gay district.

why are ppl so mean when we want love

Lesbian's Brutal Gang Rape Investigated In Calif.

Richmond police seek 4 in gang rape of lesbian

Elizabeth Fernandez, Chronicle Staff Writer
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Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four men who allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped for nearly an hour a 28-year-old Richmond woman, who was left naked when they fled in her car.
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More Bay Area News The crime, which occurred on Dec. 13, is being investigated as a hate crime because of comments the suspects made about the victim's sexual orientation, police said. The woman is openly lesbian and had a rainbow sticker on her license plate, a symbol of gay pride.
"The emotional impact has changed her life," said Lt. Mark Gagan of the Richmond Police Department. "It is an absolute nightmare for her to have gone through. For 45 minutes, four strangers brutalized her."
The ordeal began around 9:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Visalia Avenue in Richmond's Belding-Wood neighborhood, said Gagan.
The woman was sexually assaulted in that location after she got out of her car, police said. Then she was forced back into her vehicle after the suspects noticed someone approaching. She was driven seven blocks away to the 1300 block of Burbeck Avenue, where she was repeatedly sexually assaulted near an apartment complex, Gagan said.
After the attack, the men drove off in her car, police said. She sought help from a nearby resident who called police.
She was taken to a local hospital and treated for her injuries. Her car was recovered the next day in Richmond.
The attackers are being sought on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, kidnapping, carjacking and sexual assault. The charges carry a hate crime enhancement.
Police described the first suspect, believed to be the group leader, as a Latino man in his 30s, who stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has black hair, brown eyes and a mustache.
The second suspect is described as an African American man in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is known by the nickname "Blu," police said.
The third suspect is described as Latino, 18 to 20 years old, who is nicknamed "Pato." The fourth suspect is described only as a Latino man 18 to 20 years old.
"Everybody in our community has an interest in making sure these people are apprehended and brought to justice," said Gagan.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ysenia Rogers at (510) 672-1718.
E-mail Elizabeth Fernandez at efernandez@sfchronicle.com.
This article appeared on page B - 7 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan."It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma -- physical and emotional -- this victim has suffered is extreme."Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime but declined to reveal why they think the woman was singled out because of her sexual orientation. Gagan would say only that the victim lived openly with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to disrobe and sexually assaulted her with the help of the other men.When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle. The assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found the car abandoned two days later.The woman sought help from a nearby resident, and she was examined at a hospital. Although the victim said she did not know her attackers, detectives hope someone in the community knows them. One of the men went by the nickname "Blue" and another was called "Pato," according to authorities.Richmond police are offering a $10,000 award for information leading to the arrest of the attackers.Gay rights advocates note that hate crimes based on sexual orientation have increased nationwide as of late. There were 1,415 such crimes in 2006 and 1,460 in 2007, both times making up about 16 percent of the total, according to the FBI.Avy Skolnik, a coordinator with the New York-based National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, noted that gay, lesbian and transgender crime victims may be more reluctant than heterosexual victims to contact police."Assailants target LGBT people of all gender identities with sexual assault," he said. "Such targeting is one of the most cruel, dehumanizing and violent forms of hate violence that our communities experience."Skolnik said the group plans to analyze hate crime data to see whether fluctuations may be related to the gay marriage bans that appeared on ballots this year in California, Arizona and Florida."Anytime there is an anti-LGBT initiative, we tend to see spikes both in the numbers and the severity of attacks," he said. "People feel this extra entitlement to act out their prejudice."
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homophobia kills

why al this hate why cant we live the way we want who is deserved to be judjed now us or thim well god judjed us or thim for doing hate and crime when we just want to love and be ourself who deserved to be jujed now

help us god i want thim to get what they deserved

i feel sorry for the girl really i do

Lesbian's brutal gang rape

Lesbian's brutal gang rape investigated in Calif.

Police in SF Bay Area investigate brutal gang rape of lesbian by 4 strangers

By LISA LEFF Associated Press Writer

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SAN FRANCISCO - A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.

Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.

"It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma physical and emotional this victim has suffered is extreme."

Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime but declined to reveal why they think the woman was singled out because of her sexual orientation. Gagan would say only that the victim lived openly with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.

The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to disrobe and sexually assaulted her on the spot with the help of the other men.

When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle. The assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found the car abandoned two days later.

The woman sought help from a nearby resident, and she was examined at a hospital. Although the victim said she did not know her attackers, detectives hope someone in the community knows them. One of the men went by the nickname "Blue" and another was called "Pato," according to authorities.

Richmond police are offering a $10,000 award for information leading to the arrest of the attackers.

Gay rights advocates note that hate crimes based on sexual orientation have increased nationwide as of late. There were 1,415 such crimes in 2006 and 1,460 in 2007, both times making up about 16 percent of the total, according to the FBI.

Avy Skolnik, a coordinator with the New York-based National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, noted that gay, lesbian and transgender crime victims may be more reluctant than heterosexual victims to contact police.

"Assailants target LGBT people of all gender identities with sexual assault," he said. "Such targeting is one of the most cruel, dehumanizing and violent forms of hate violence that our communities experience."

Skolnik said the group plans to analyze hate crime data to see whether fluctuations may be related to the gay marriage bans that appeared on ballots this year in California, Arizona and Florida.

"Anytime there is an anti-LGBT initiative, we tend to see spikes both in the numbers and the severity of attacks," he said. "People feel this extra entitlement to act out their prejudice."

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Associated Press writer Haven Daley in Richmond contributed to this report.

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Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four men who allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped for nearly an hour a 28-year-old Richmond woman, who was left naked when they fled in her car.
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The crime, which occurred on Dec. 13, is being investigated as a hate crime because of comments the suspects made about the victim's sexual orientation, police said. The woman is openly lesbian and had a rainbow sticker on her license plate, a symbol of gay pride.
"The emotional impact has changed her life," said Lt. Mark Gagan of the Richmond Police Department. "It is an absolute nightmare for her to have gone through. For 45 minutes, four strangers brutalized her."
The ordeal began around 9:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Visalia Avenue in Richmond's Belding-Wood neighborhood, said Gagan.
The woman was sexually assaulted in that location after she got out of her car, police said. Then she was forced back into her vehicle after the suspects noticed someone approaching. She was driven seven blocks away to the 1300 block of Burbeck Avenue, where she was repeatedly sexually assaulted near an apartment complex, Gagan said.
After the attack, the men drove off in her car, police said. She sought help from a nearby resident who called police.
She was taken to a local hospital and treated for her injuries. Her car was recovered the next day in Richmond.
The attackers are being sought on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, kidnapping, carjacking and sexual assault. The charges carry a hate crime enhancement.
Police described the first suspect, believed to be the group leader, as a Latino man in his 30s, who stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has black hair, brown eyes and a mustache.
The second suspect is described as an African American man in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is known by the nickname "Blu," police said.
The third suspect is described as Latino, 18 to 20 years old, who is nicknamed "Pato." The fourth suspect is described only as a Latino man 18 to 20 years old.
"Everybody in our community has an interest in making sure these people are apprehended and brought to justice," said Gagan.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ysenia Rogers at (510) 672-1718.
E-mail Elizabeth Fernandez at efernandez@sfchronicle.com.
This article appeared on page B - 7 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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what the hell who is wrong now us or thim who need to be judjed us or thim

god i wish that the police catch thim if i ware the police i will cut thim peace to peace

hate crim