18 year-old Jose Gomez, seen here in Yellow, and James Andrews, seen here in the striped T-shirt, are 2 of the 3 young men who were charged with the gang rape of an 18 year-old female student from Junior College in the South. Tonight, they are home with their families after asking the Supreme Court to grant them bail.
Their attorneys Kevin Arthurs and Dorothy Flowers asked Justice Gonzalez to consider bail, and at the end of the hearing, he set the bail amount at $5,000. They were both able to meet bail this afternoon, and Andrew's relative became confrontational with the photojournalists at court, who were trying to get his photograph.
As we reported, the victim told police that she went on a class trip with 75 other students and two teachers to San Ignacio on Thursday April 16. The victim, identified to us as a special needs student, was returning from the restroom, when she was pulled into a room and forced into having sexual relations with several of her male peers. We've confirmed with San Ignacio police that a report was made last week, and police have visited the school in the south to investigate the allegations.
The other young man who was charged has also been granted bail. San Ignacio Police are looking for 2 other young men for questioning.
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