Three teens charged as adults in Florida gang rape case after 16-year-old girl was 'raped and beaten until her ear bled' in brutal attack recorded on cell phone
- Teen 'was set upon by group while watching TV at a friend's house'
- 'Raped by Jayvon Woolfork, 19, while four others pinned her down'
- 'Victim was thrown down stairs and smashed against the concrete'
- All five accused - including three minors - have been charged as adults
By SIMON TOMLINSON and DAVID MCCORMACK PUBLISHED: 17:12 GMT, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 18:23 GMT, 18 November 2013
Three teenagers accused of brutally raping and beating a 16-year-old girl so badly that she broke bones in her face and bled from her ear will be charged as adults. The minors are part of a gang of two girls and three boys arrested following the incident at a house in Hollywood, Florida on November 1. Police were able to identify all five of the teenagers allegedly involved because one of the accused took video of the fight and sexual assault on their cell phone.
Accused: Erica Avery, right, and Dwight Henry, left, are two of three teenagers that have been charged as adults after they helped to strip and held the 16-year-old girl victim down while Woolfork forced himself on her
Two of the teenagers - Erica Avery, 16, and Dwight Henry, 17, - made their first court appearances on Sunday, appearing via video feed from separate lock-ups. They helped to strip the victim and held her down while another member of the gang forced himself on their victim. Both are expected to be back in court on Monday for a judge to approve the appointment of counsel. Avery and Henry, along with Patricia Montes, 15, of Hollywood, were each charged with two counts of felony sexual battery and two counts of kidnapping.
They, along with adults Jayvon Woolfork, 19, and Lanel Singleton, 18, are accused of luring the 16-year-old girl to Woolfork's home where they beat her and forced her to have sex with Woolfork. All five defendants must have their own lawyer and are understood to be seeking public defenders. Reading through the charging documents on Saturday, Broward County Judge Joseph Murphy remarked, 'This is one of the most hideous crimes I've come across in a long time,' reports the Sun Sentinel.
Accused: Jayvon Woolfork (left), 19, allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl while she was held down by 18-year-old Lanel Singleton (right) and three minors at a house in Hollywood, Florida
The victim claims that she was kicked, thrown down stairs and had her face smashed on concrete, breaking bones near both her eyes.Judge Hurley said: 'This 16-year-old woman, both of her eyes were closed from being beaten, she had blood coming from one of her ears.'The court is concerned for the safety of this 16-year-old alleged victim.' The girl was listening to music and watching TV when she was approached by the group who demanded she have sex with Woolfork or be beaten, according to the arrest reports.When she refused, she was beaten and dragged to a bedroom, where all of the accused removed her clothes and held her down while Woolfork raped her, the report said.
Scene: The house in Hollywood, Florida, where the alleged attack took place on November 1
Three teenagers accused of brutally raping and beating a 16-year-old girl so badly that she broke bones in her face and bled from her ear will be charged as adults. The minors are part of a gang of two girls and three boys arrested following the incident at a house in Hollywood, Florida on November 1. Police were able to identify all five of the teenagers allegedly involved because one of the accused took video of the fight and sexual assault on their cell phone.
Accused: Erica Avery, right, and Dwight Henry, left, are two of three teenagers that have been charged as adults after they helped to strip and held the 16-year-old girl victim down while Woolfork forced himself on her
Two of the teenagers - Erica Avery, 16, and Dwight Henry, 17, - made their first court appearances on Sunday, appearing via video feed from separate lock-ups. They helped to strip the victim and held her down while another member of the gang forced himself on their victim. Both are expected to be back in court on Monday for a judge to approve the appointment of counsel. Avery and Henry, along with Patricia Montes, 15, of Hollywood, were each charged with two counts of felony sexual battery and two counts of kidnapping.
They, along with adults Jayvon Woolfork, 19, and Lanel Singleton, 18, are accused of luring the 16-year-old girl to Woolfork's home where they beat her and forced her to have sex with Woolfork. All five defendants must have their own lawyer and are understood to be seeking public defenders. Reading through the charging documents on Saturday, Broward County Judge Joseph Murphy remarked, 'This is one of the most hideous crimes I've come across in a long time,' reports the Sun Sentinel.
Accused: Jayvon Woolfork (left), 19, allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl while she was held down by 18-year-old Lanel Singleton (right) and three minors at a house in Hollywood, Florida
The victim claims that she was kicked, thrown down stairs and had her face smashed on concrete, breaking bones near both her eyes.Judge Hurley said: 'This 16-year-old woman, both of her eyes were closed from being beaten, she had blood coming from one of her ears.'The court is concerned for the safety of this 16-year-old alleged victim.' The girl was listening to music and watching TV when she was approached by the group who demanded she have sex with Woolfork or be beaten, according to the arrest reports.When she refused, she was beaten and dragged to a bedroom, where all of the accused removed her clothes and held her down while Woolfork raped her, the report said.
Scene: The house in Hollywood, Florida, where the alleged attack took place on November 1
