Bystanders Ignore Woman's Cries for Help During Sex Assault
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A security video from an apartment hallway shows at
least 10 witnesses ignored a woman's cries for help for more than an hour as a
man beat and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors in Minnesota said.
The surveillance video clearly showed men and women looking out their apartment
doors or starting to walk down the hallway before retreating as the woman was
assaulted for nearly 90 minutes, police spokesman Tom Walsh said.
Police said they responded to a call of drunken behavior and found Somali immigrant Rage Ibrahim, 25, and a woman lying unconscious in the hallway early Tuesday. The woman's clothing had been pulled up and she had fresh scratches on her face and
blood on her thigh, according to the criminal complaint.
How hard would it have been to call 911 and report the crime. I could see myself witnessing the crime and not wanting to get involved physically. A simple call to 911 would have be easy enough, even if you don't know it is a crime - the police will figure that out when they arrive.
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