Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
Police search for men who allegedly gang-raped teen girl on Facebook Live
The Chicago Police Department is searching for a group of men who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl and streamed it on Facebook Live, according to USA Today. One suspect is in custody, and police believe the attackers are minors who knew the victim, alderman Michael Scott Jr. told the Sun-Times. Law enforcement found the girl Tuesday, after she had been missing for a couple of days. The attack was drawn to the police’s attention when the girl’s mother approached Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson with screen shots of the assault Monday. “The superintendent was visibly upset when he saw the pictures of the girl and was dismayed when he learned that people were watching the incident live and no one called police,” spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. [USA Today] [Sun-Times]
