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Jun 3, 2009 9:37 pm US/Eastern
Two Accused Of Rape Will Not Be Charged
PLANTATION (CBS4) ―
The Broward State Attorney's Office has decided not to file criminal charges against two of the men accused of participating in the rape of a 15-year-old girl.
The state attorney's office said the victim in the case has been uncooperative.
James Hunte and Ryan Johnson will not face charges, even though Plantation Police reports indicated that both men admitted receiving a sex act from the girl.
Prosecutors say they are still investigating two other men accused of participating in the attack.
The teen told police she went to the apartment with a man she knew on April 19. Later, she claimed, five other men entered the bedroom and "forced her to have either oral sex and/or sexual intercourse with them individually."
All the while, the teen said the men snapped photos of the activities. Police recovered a digital camera at the crime scene and discovered photos of the girl engaged in sex acts.
For weeks, Plantation Police built their case. One month after the attack, police arrested James Hunte and Ryan Johnson. Both men were originally charged with lewd or lascivious battery.
According to a police report, Ryan Johnson told detectives he thought the girl was "18-19 years of age." Johnson also told police during the sex act "he noticed the victim crying and discontinued receiving oral sex."
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