Michael Sykes, 19-Year-Old Suspect Wanted in Brutal Gang Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl, Could Be in L.A.

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Authorities say an 11-year-old girl was gang raped in this park.
Updated after the jump: The teen suspect at-large was arrested this morning.

The attack shocked even veteran cops.

They say an 11-year-old girl was raped by at least 7 young gang members at a Moreno Valley park. Over the weekend Riverside County Sheriff's officials revealed that one of the suspects, 19-year-old Michael Sykes, could be in the metro L.A. area as we speak.

Six suspects, all underage, have already been arrested.

The attack at Victoriano Park in the 25700 block of Los Cabos Drive happened in a public restroom sometime before 9 p.m. on March 10. Why did it take so long for sheriff's officials to report it?

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Cops won't say, only telling the Riverside Press-Enterprise that it's not uncommon to keep such a crime under wraps for fear of mucking up an investigation.

Authorities said the six were caught immediately and booked on suspicion of sexual assault on a child. A sheriff's statement:

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Michael Sykes.

It is believed Sykes has since fled to the Los Angeles area, and a warrant for his arrest will be issued. All suspects involved in this investigation are suspected gang members and associates of a local street gang in Moreno Valley.

It shocks you to your core," Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff told the Press-Enterprise. "It never ceases to amaze me how vicious these things can be."

Anyone with information on suspect Sykes or the attack was asked to call Det. Duke Viveros at 951-247-8700.

Update: Authorities said they nabbed Sykes at a Moreno Valley home this morning, according to KTLA News.

First posted at 8:09 a.m. Monday, March 28.


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Kaiviti_makawa
Kaiviti_makawa

children should never ever be left alone unsupervised.. this is a crucial world we leave in

Tim
Tim

What???? Michael Sykes is a black man?!? I never would have guessed...

Badangel
Badangel

Gangs are out of control thanks to our local goverment who did'nt feel the need to deal with a problem that would cost them money. Now the cost is in the millions....Homeland securty where are you??????

Sam
Sam

You can see my comments from Sam_Ferris towards the bottem of this thread where a 15 year old raped a 10 year old.

http://www.columbian.com/news/...

Given the fact that males under the age of 18 (all but one involved in this crime) cannot legally have sex with anyone I really don't find these forceable criminal acts all that surprising.

Maybe if it were legal for some hotish 35 year old female to pay these underaged boys money for sex they might be to busy with her to go out and rape 11 year olds.

Shannon
Shannon

These "kids" brutally RAPED a little girl. Do you know what an 11 year old looks like? Can you imagine the pain and terror this girl endured, and will continue to endure? "Kids my azz!! I hope these pigs burn

why do we put up with this
why do we put up with this

I swear why dont we just kill all these scumbag, low-life niggers in the areas!!

guest
guest

a watch your mouth with that "N" word REAL SHIT

WP
WP

hang those niggs or ship em back to africa where they belong

DonnaFilosofi
DonnaFilosofi

All you people using the N word are disgusting! I am not black or african decent, but it hurts me to read how some of you have expressed yourselves. What these boys have done is disgusting, cruel, immoral, wrong in every way and do not deserve any pity from any of us but there is no need in us bringing up a word that in our American history has caused so much harm a a large group of people. @wp how in the world can you make such a comment, you are an ignorant heartless person, You should be disgusted of yourself for having such an immature mind to say such a thing that brings back so much of our dark history. I hope you are some stupid kid at least then it'd be a bit more understandable why you write with such a lack of morality and knowledge, but now if you are an adult you seriously need to get yourself together!

guest
guest

THESE ARE KIDS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WATCH YOUR MOUTH!

Email
Email

Fucking niggers!!!

guest
guest

FOR ONE ITS NOT POLITE TO CALL PEOPLE OUT ON THEIR RACE,DIDNT YOUR MOTHER RAISE YOU BETTER TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE? KIDS ARE TAUGHT BY WHAT THEY SEE AND LEARN FROM OTHERS AND THINK THAT ITS ALRIGHT AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM IF THEY COMMIT THESE CRIMES! I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR THE LITTLE GIRL AND WHY WAS SHE OUT AFTER 9PM ANYWAYS? ONCE AGAIN THE KIDS WILL PLAY WHILE THE PARENTS ARE AWAY! I AM SURE WILL HAVE NOT LISTENED WHEN WE WERE TOLD NOT TO GO OUT AFTER DARK AND HOW MANY CAN SAY THEY DIDNT! ALOT OF KIDS HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR TIME BESIDES GETTING INTO TROUBLE ANYMORE,AND THE REASON IS THAT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN THE SPORTS AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS OUT BECAUSE OF NO MONEY! THE REASON WHY WE DONT HAVE NO MONEY IS BECAUSE SOMEONE IS LINING THEIR POCKETS AND TAKEN FROM THE CITY SO THERE ARE NO FUNDS! I BLAME OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR IT!

VBCANSEE
VBCANSEE

They can't help it if they are 15,000 years behind in evolution

Arthayek1
Arthayek1

blaming city government is no excuse for what those kids did. city government does not have the responsibility to raise our children and to teach them a set of morals. Just because recreational services within the community have been discontinued or curtailed doesn't give anyone the right to go out and committ a violent crime or any crime for that matter and then turn around and say that it's the government fault. All of us regardless of race, color or creed have the responsibility to make sure our kids adhere to a strict policy of right and wrong and if that is violated then be wiling to be responsible for there actions.

scallywag
scallywag

What compels such barbaric behavior and what stops seven men who must innately know better to contrive to violate an eleven year old girl? Are the demons really that pervasive or can we put this down to unabashed pack behavior too, not that it excuses it for a mili second….

http://scallywagandvagabond.co...

worlds best mom
worlds best mom

I live in this area... and it is bad!!! There is a police stattion right across the street...in does not help any....Parents... You need to know where your children are? Kids these days have no business being out hanging out at late hours. I have 4 teens. ... i know they can lie about there wher abouts..but i do have GPS... and if they leave from where i dropped them off.. it alerts me! No excuse to not know where your kids are!!!!!

Callisto9993
Callisto9993

Is there no PICTURE of Michael Sykes??? Wouldn't it help catch the guy if people knew what he looks like?

nhk
nhk

he has a facebook.

E
E

WTF is an 11 year old girl going in at park at 9pm at night in the first place? Where were her parents before this assault happened? The crime is definitely heinous but the story does not add up...

Sue
Sue

OMG!! That's all you can say? It was the girls fault?! Shameful. You're part of the problem.

nhk
nhk

it didn't happen at 9pm, it was between 4 and 6pm.

Grimjack3299
Grimjack3299

If you come down from your ivory tower you will find that in low income areas that this is common, kids staying out after dark. It can be attributed to many things, parents that work late hours, parents in jail, parents that don't care. This should be looked at as a failure to parent as well as a vile crime against the child. I hope that the DA prosecutes these criminals as adults.

Janethp4
Janethp4

I like ur response!! Tell em!

PCARRILLO
PCARRILLO

horrible this show how not believing in god's fury o having any social morals make some humans turn evil,Cause there is no explanation other than NOT HAVING any moral guidance or knowledge of ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT from god. These are kids themselves and probably WERE ORCHESTRATED and/or DARE TO by one of them bad apple's. Am so so sorry that they are going to a world of human hell (jail) to who knows what will they become (their young soul will be broken down, not for better but for worse)am SORRY FOR THE VICTIM too her soul is also scar for ever. PARENTS PLEASE IS TIME FOR US PARENTS TO START ENFORCING MORALS TO OUR KIDS AND NOT MAKE EXCUSES FOR WHAT THEY DO. CAUSE THEY CAN END UP AS GANG MEMBER OR WORSE AS VICTIMS OR FOLLOWERS OF GANGS.

aldo laghi
aldo laghi

i do not understand why we continue to suffer this type of horrible crimes.Gang member do what gang members vow to do. I would be willing to take the collateral damage of shooting on sight of gang members. And, not just by the Police, by anyone. i believe that the total damage to innocent people would be a fraction of what we put up with now around the countryI am fortunate enough to live in a safe neighborhood, but i realize that we force people who are less fortunate, to live in neighborhood where violence is the norm. It is a great injustice to all those poor people, at least give them the weapons and the right to defend themselves.

ed_wood
ed_wood

Very well put. I believe it's the only way to save our society from gangs.

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