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Jul 1, 2008 5:48 pm US/Central
Charges Filed In Gang-Rape Of Pregnant Woman
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Lord A. Kendrick of St. Paul is charged with first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in the attack, which police say happened June 14. (File)
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Prosecutors have filed charges against a 20-year-old man they say was involved in forcing a pregnant woman into a car and taking her to a garage where she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by the man and his brothers.
Lord A. Kendrick, 20, of St. Paul is charged with first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in the attack, which police say happened June 14.
The 22-year-old woman, who was six months pregnant, told police she was walking from her apartment to a store on St. Paul's East Side when she was attacked.
According to a court document, one man forced the woman to perform a sex act on him in a van and he later raped her. She described becoming sick and vomiting during the rape.
At that point, the attacker said, "Just take it," according to the criminal complaint. She was raped a second time by another man.
Police said other men entered in the garage and watched.
The victim reported the crime a week later. The commander in charge of the investigation said despite the delay DNA evidence was collected in the case.
Officers said it's not uncommon for rape victims to delay reporting the crime to police because of the trauma they've suffered.
Kendrick told officers he was in Wisconsin at the time of the attacks. He and his two brothers are suspects and are in custody.
However, according to a police search warrant, at least three other males were inside the garage during the assault. Police say she was raped by at least two of the men.
Kendrick is being held in the Ramsey County jail on $75,000 bail.
"It's horrible just to have anybody go through a tragedy like that, but especially someone who's pregnant trying to take care of herself and her little one that's on the way," said Angela Gibson, St. Paul resident.
Police do not think the woman's unborn baby was hurt during the attacks.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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