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Old 07-07-2016, 08:55 PM
 
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A teen has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a T station in Baldwin Township on the Fourth of July.

Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph confirmed the arrest this morning. Mr. Brandolph said the 15-year-old boy is accused of physically and sexually assaulting the woman just prior to 10 p.m. Monday at the McNeilly Station on the Blue Line.

Sources told the Post-Gazette’s news partner KDKA-TV that the boy, from Castle Shannon, followed the woman from the Wood Street T station in Downtown Pittsburgh to the Baldwin stop, where he grabbed the woman, beat her and raped her.

Boy, 15, charged with sexually assaulting woman at T station in Baldwin Township | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Old 07-07-2016, 09:06 PM
 
Location: Sh-ittsburgh, PA & Lancaster County, PA
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Wood Street T Station = Problems
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Old 07-07-2016, 09:07 PM
 
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it may be worth noting - the infamous green line of washington's subway system has stuff happening that would stop you in your tracks. shootings, beatings, and bloodshed are not that rare there. a woman was recently raped on the train, while it was en route.

I hope the woman from Castle Shannon recovers her sense of security, if possible, and that this does not happen again on our trains/buses in our lifetime. I have no thoughts on a 15 year old who is capable of inflicting that on a woman.
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Old 07-07-2016, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Downtown Cranberry Twp.
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This and other issues were mentioned in the other current thread about Wood St. station. Extremely sad deal. Sounds like things are getting worse every day.
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Old 07-08-2016, 06:16 AM
 
Location: Manchester
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This is a horrible situation, which happened very close to where I live.

Please keep in mind though that the kid was from Castle Shannon, so this has nothing to do with Wood Street (which I agree though can be a dump). Yes they both boarded the system at Wood Street, but they are both from Castle Shannon.
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Old 07-08-2016, 07:04 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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I can't believe he is being charged as a juvenile. In most cases I'm for lenient treatment of 15 year olds who commit crimes, but rape is an exception.

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Old 07-08-2016, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Manchester
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I can't believe he is being charged as a juvenile. In most cases I'm for lenient treatment of 15 year olds who commit crims, but rape is an exception.
I believe is is how the law is written. He didn't use a weapon, which I guess is one of the bars for being charged as an adult. Perhaps this incident can enact some change to that law.
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Old 07-09-2016, 08:34 PM
 
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If this kid were from the city or a notorious 1st ring suburb (ghetto), people would be all about bundling it with the gang scourge narrative. I'm truly surprised there's not more horror at this incident. Must we all avoid Castle Shannon now to be safe?
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Old 07-09-2016, 08:37 PM
 
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Juvenile identities as well as rape victim identities are usually not revealed publically for various reasons......what are the demographics of the actors that you know of?
Surprise! Have you actually opened the link? They totally reveal this kid.
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Old 07-09-2016, 08:43 PM
 
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Surprise! Have you actually opened the link? They totally reveal this kid.
I didn't see it in the article but if a news source did reveal the rapist's identity good; I hope it ruins his entire life; pathetic he's being charged as a minor.
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