Word: victimizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bedford police officer yesterday testified that the victim of an alleged gang rape took him to Big Dan's Bar on the night of the attack last March, but failed to point out two of the six men now being tried for the rape...
Officer Adrian Medeiros's testimony, along with several discrepancies in the statements of the victim and a key witnesses, came as the latest in a series of contradictory statements from witnesses in the case, which has received nationwide attention...
...Bedford's North End that has since gone out of business. Big Dan's had a reputation for attracting rowdies. After buying her cigarettes, she struck up a conversation over a drink with the only other woman in the bar. That woman then left, said the victim, and she was getting ready to do the same when she was grabbed from behind. The attack lasted an hour and a half...
Portuguese neighborhood leaders were quick to point out that not only the defendants but also the victim, the chief investigator and the district attorney in the case share a Portuguese background. But the damage was undeniable. "It's some kind of prejudice, which isn't on the surface, but it's there," says Manuel Ferreira, editor of the weekly Portuguese Times...
...some of the defendants could not legally be used as evidence against them if all were tried together. Prosecutors have also substantially revised original reports that numerous bar patrons witnessed and even encouraged the rape with whoops and cheers. They say that aside from the six defendants and the victim, only three people were in the bar, and that the bartender and a customer sought to call the police, but were prevented from doing so by one of the six. Despite the bystanders' efforts, said Prosecutor Raymond Veary, "this is a story without heroes...