3 teens accused of assaulting special needs student

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Associated Press

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Three teenage boys have been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old special education student, in a case that has drawn parallels to a widely publicized attack nearly 20 years ago in a neighboring town.

Romal Roberts, 18, and two 16-year-olds are accused of sexually assaulting a schoolmate during school hours Thursday at Roberts' unsupervised home, Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow said Tuesday. All are students at Montclair High School. The names of the 16-year-olds, who are juveniles, will not be released unless they are tried as adults.

Each is charged with 18 counts of aggravated sexual assault.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/031...assault-ON.html

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OMG

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terrible....

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Seriously f***ed up. I think my son, assuming I had a son, would be beaten within an inch of his life if he ever did anything like that. My mom is a special education teacher at my elementary school, so I was always very close to those kids and I tend to take it personally when anyone wrongs them. They can't reasonably defend themselves and, most of the time, would never harm a person.

18 counts each?

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Hang em by the nads !

[mawilson 2,133]

What kind of special needs did she have? Maybe she needed sex?

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What kind of special needs did she have? Maybe she needed sex?

Are you not getting enough attention today?

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Montclair High sex assault suspect pleads not guilty

by William Kleinknecht/The Star-Ledger

Wednesday March 12, 2008, 1:07 PM

Romal Roberts

The oldest of the three Montclair High School students charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old special education student with a broomstick pleaded not guilty today.

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Roberts is an immigrant and came to the United States when he was 5. But it remains unclear where he was born.

At one point during today's hearing, public defender Regina Lynch picked up a telephone and asked Roberts his country of origin. After listening for a few moments, the judge said: "This is a question that should be answered quickly."

Roberts' second lawyer, public defender Bill Cucco interjected, "Judge, he's limited."

Velez-Lopez ordered Roberts to surrender his passport, which he said was in his parents' possession.

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What kind of special needs did she have? Maybe she needed sex?

Are you not getting enough attention today?

Just pushing the envelope

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Man, I wish we had Singapore law's and legal process.

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Seriously f***ed up. I think my son, assuming I had a son, would be beaten within an inch of his life if he ever did anything like that. My mom is a special education teacher at my elementary school, so I was always very close to those kids and I tend to take it personally when anyone wrongs them. They can't reasonably defend themselves and, most of the time, would never harm a person.

18 counts each?

I wonder of that number too, but let us see if this case is comparable to Glen Ridge's:

The alleged assault bears resemblance to a 1989 attack on a 17-year-old mentally retarded girl in neighboring Glen Ridge by schoolmates. Several Glen Ridge High School athletes served prison terms after being convicted of the attack. The case was dramatized in an ABC television movie in 1999.

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Man, I wish we had Singapore law's and legal process.

Yeah, I just hope you never wind up on the receiving end of their "legal process"