Suspect Justin McDonald, 18, at Suffolk's Second Precinct; at right,
the park.
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A night out at the movies turned into a nightmare for a 17-year-old
girl who was raped repeatedly and her two male companions robbed at
gunpoint at a quiet Greenlawn park, authorities said.
The girl told police that the attack took place after she and her
friends went to Frazer Park early Tuesday after watching the movie
"Death Race" at the Commack Multiplex Cinemas.
Around 1:15 a.m., the girl and her two friends, both 21-year-old men,
were leaving the park on Frazer Drive when they were accosted by three
attackers, according to court documents. The attackers took their
money, tied them up, pulled their shirts over their heads, and then
raped the girl three times, she said in court documents.
Authorities say the three men arrested were Justin McDonald, 18, of 29
Croley St. in Huntington; Anthony Minkeson, 19, of 176 N. 24th St. in
Wyandanch; and his brother Patrick Minkeson, 18, of 68 Rutgers Lane in
Huntington.
At McDonald's arraignment yesterday at First District Court in Central
Islip, Assistant District Attorney Elena Tomaro described the crime as
"every parent's nightmare." She told the judge that the men were armed
with baseball bats and a handgun.
"They were waiting at the entrance of the park for an opportunity to
victimize Suffolk County residents," she said.
The victims were forced to walk through the park, more than 300 yards,
to a secluded area in the back, where they were ordered to lie on the
ground. The attackers tied them up with shoestrings, took about $60 in
cash, and threw their cell phones into a grassy area, Tomaro said.
One of the male victims said he heard the attackers debating what to
do. "The three guys had some type of discussion. Two of the guys
wanted to leave. One of the guys wanted to stay and rape the girl," he
told police in a statement.
The girl begged for her attackers to stop. "I told him to stop. He
said if I yelled, he would hurt me," she said in her police statement.
The assailants took car keys from the victims and went through one
car, looking for more money, Tomaro said.
The victims untied themselves after the attackers left and called
police from a nearby resident's home, according to court documents.
In court, McDonald, dressed in baggy blue scrubs, pleaded not guilty
yesterday to charges of first-degree robbery, rape and criminal sex
act.
Judge Dennis Cohen set bail at $500,000 cash and issued orders of
protection for the three victims. McDonald was represented by Dave
Geller, a Legal Aid attorney who asked for a lower bail and noted that
McDonald lived with his mother.
The Minkesons are due to be arraigned today on the same charges,
according to District Attorney Thomas Spota's office.
Det. Lt. Thomas O'Heir said at a Huntington news conference that after
the victims called police, a responding patrol officer saw McDonald
running on a nearby street and arrested him. The other suspects were
arrested later Tuesday.
The handgun has not been recovered, he added.
Laure Nolan, Huntington deputy town supervisor, said the town has not
had any more complaints about Frazer Park than its other 110 parks.
She said the town's public safety department is checking through log
books dating back a year for the times police or public safety
officers were called.
Nolan said public safety officers patrol Frazer Park at least once per
night. She did not know what time patrols visited Frazer Park Tuesday
night.
"We get occasional calls for noise, people hanging out, but really
nothing more than that. But in light of this incident, we have asked
public safety to step up patrols in the area," she said.
John Fraiberg, who has lived next to the park for almost three years,
said he has not had any problems there.
"It's a little scary because it's so close to home," Fraiberg said. "I
know it's a park where teens like to hang out, but I never expected
something like this."
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The scary thing is that she was actually with two men and this STILL
happened! I feel unsafe walking around by myself at night, but I have
never felt unsafe walking around with my boyfriend. I feel even safer
when there is another man around as well.
Well, now it doesn't matter because they're still going to find a way
to rape us anyways. They are getting bolder and bolder because they
KNOW we aren't going to do much about it. We would never dare call it
a hate crime, and if we try to punish them too heavily we will be
accused of being racist.
It is a very scary thing to be a white woman in this country now.
The only solution left is stick shotgun in mouth and pull trigger.
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Amen.
> 3 armed blacks tie up white men...
And I'll bet they use a helluva knot, what with that extra arm...
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YOUR taste at work...
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I don't think that was an arm.
We can only look to the long arm of the law...
How many hours a day do you spend going through crime reports to find
the ones that fit your prejudices?