Staffers at a school for the emotionally disturbed conducted their own investigation of a 13-year-old girl's rape and even tried to collect evidence before reporting the attack, a police chief said Tuesday."I'm not certain it's criminal but it's certainly not advisable," said Mount Pleasant police Chief Louis Alagno. "They should be calling, notifying the police and calling in the professionals."He said the school delayed calling police for nearly four hours after the Monday night attack at the Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls School in Hawthorne, about 25 miles north of New York City. Three teenage boys were arrested and charged as adults.The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, which operates the school, issued a statement saying it was investigating the incident and cooperating with police, but did not address the allegation of the delayed call. It said it would not discuss individual children.... http://www.foxnews.com censor News |
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Special comment: Condi goes too far Olbermann: Secretary Rice’s comparison of Saddam to Hitler is not accurate |
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US intelligence chief predicts worse violence in Iraq |
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Confusion over report of 18 Iraqi boys killed in park |
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European research goes for gold |
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