Sep 16, 2009 6:10 am US/Eastern
Cops: Hofstra Student Raped In Dorm By 5 Men
4 Of The Suspects Arrested; 1 Also A Hofstra Student
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Stalin Felipe (right), 19, and Kevin Taveras, 20, are led away by police on Sept. 15, 2009, accused of raping a Hofstra University student two days earlier.
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Four of the five men accused of raping an 18-year-old Hofstra University student.
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Police on Long Island said Tuesday a female student claimed she was lured from a dance, only to be gang raped by five men inside a Hofstra University dorm bathroom.
CBS 2 HD visited the spot of the young woman's nightmare, which allegedly took place early Sunday morning. Police said five ruthless men, including one armed with a knife, are accused of viciously attacking an 18-year-old college freshman.
"They put her in a stall. They bound her and they repeatedly entered the stall one at a time, trying to engage in different sexual activities," Nassau Special Services Squad Det. John Allen told CBS 2 HD on Tuesday afternoon.
Journalism student Sean Gates lives on the floor where the alleged attack happened. He shot a video as police began their investigation, which included a dusted hand print on the bathroom stall and investigators questioning Hofstra student -- now rape suspect -- Rondell Bedward.
"Waking up Sunday morning just to police outside of my door, it was obviously very startling," Gates said.
Police said the victim was at a dance party where she had just met 19-year-old suspect Jesus Ortiz. Police said the victim claimed Ortiz grabbed her phone and took off, luring her to the dorm as she demanded he return her phone. She said when she got off the elevator she was pushed into a men's bathroom where the attack began.
"When they were done they cut her ropes. They actually had the audacity to ask her if she wanted to go with them," Det. Allen said.
The young woman immediately called police.
Four of the five suspects were quickly arrested: Stalin Felipe, 19; Kevin Taveras, 20; Jesus Ortiz, 19; and Rondell Bedward, 21. One suspect is still on the loose.
Bedward, of the, Bronx swiped his ID and signed in the alleged accomplices as his dormitory guests. The university said it may change its visitation policies. On Tuesday night students were demanding something be done.
"It can happen anywhere. I just think we need to take precautions towards getting a safer campus," Arielle Williams said.
"We both feel there should be more security to get into the dorm rooms," Krisha Giammarco added.
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