Detectives are searching for two men in a newer model white Honda who allegedly grabbed a woman walking along the 3600 block of 14th Street West, held her captive for 16 hours, and took turns raping her, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's report.
The men dropped her off at DeSoto Square Mall at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, across from the sheriff's office, this morning and drove off. The victim walked to Miller's Dutch Kitchen, where she called 9-1-1 to report the crime.
According to the sheriff's report:
The woman was walking along the street at around 6 p.m. when a man driving a 4-door Honda stopped and called her over. As she approached the driver's side window a passenger in the car jumped out of the back seat wearing a ski mask and grabbed the woman by her shoulders and pulled her into the car.
The two men had at least one gun and pointed it at the victim several times as they drove around Manatee and Sarasota counties. They two men took turns getting into the back seat with the woman and sexually assaulting her.
The victim described the driver as a thin, light-skinned black man with no facial hair who probably was in his 20s. He wore a hoodie and black ski mask and had lines shaved into his eye brows.
She described the second man as a dark-skinned black man in his 20s, under 6-feet-tall, and obese. She said he was wearing a yellow shirt and shorts. She said both men were carrying hand guns.
Put all those traffic officers on the job catching criminals instead of making criminals out of traffic violators. It's like not wearing a seat belt. If your stupid enough not to wear one then that is your responsiblity. We do not need a offiicer to watch your every step. There are more important things for them to do out there.
False rape is more widespread than you would assume, but it doesn't get any media coverage. Check out the False Rape Society website at http://falserapesociety.blogspot.com to read plenty of horror stories. All I was saying was that there should be a thorough investigation. Is it not possible she is lying? Delete this comment as well in 3, 2, 1...
I'm sure you have my IP and maybe even know who I am, but I value my privacy, especially online. Thankfully the internet is still (mostly) uncensored and allows for open and free discussion. I believe if we all had to use our real names online, people would either lie with posts conform to the herd or for fear of public opinion, just not post at all. I personally would just stop coming to this website if I was required to use my real name. I'm going to withhold further comment until we hear back with more information on the investigation, including suspects/arrests.