Probation officer gives office BJ to boot-camp teen
UPDATE: As Vicious as it Gets: A Gang Rape Trial in West Palm Beach
Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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| Tommy Lee Poindexter, a kid with the heart of a Nazi |
A 35-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son fled the poverty of Haiti for the seemingly better prospects of Florida. But they were broke, so they landed in the Dunbar Village projects of West Palm Beach, where police say they instantly became targets for other residents. It came to a climax two years ago, when three teenagers knocked on their door, claiming they had a flat tire and asking for help.
Police say three people, all teenagers at the time, forced their way into the apartment. What followed could have been scripted by the Nazis.
Police contend the kids repeatedly raped the woman, sodomized her, and forced her to perform oral sex on her 12-year-old son. They also beat the boy. As many as 10 teens took part in the assault, going in and out of the apartment as the attack progressed. When they were all done, they drenched mother and son in cleaning solutions, nail polish remover and vinegar in hopes of eliminating the evidence...
Thankfully, the boys soon begin ratting on each other after they were caught. Now one assailant, Avion Lawson, who was just 14 at the time, is testifying against his accomplices in a West Palm Beach court.
Lawson, who has pleaded guilty, says the woman begged for her life in the trial of Nathan Walker and Tommy Lee Poindexter. The rotten little bastards are facing charges of sexual battery, burglary, kidnapping, grand theft and promoting sexual performance of a child. Another 17 year old, Jakaris Taylor, will go on trial in September. If convicted on all counts, they could be looking at 11 life sentences plus 50 years.
And while this is just a guess, their life in prison could very well mirror the life on that woman and her son on the night of June 18, 2007.
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