Another Possible Rape at Occupy Rally, 14-Year Old Girl in Dallas
By Andrew Zarowny
After a report of a sexual assault Cleveland two weekends ago at their version of the Occupy Wall Street protest, we now have another alleged rape in Dallas, Texas, this time the victim is a 14 year old girl. The Occupy Dallas rally is being investigated by police concerning these new charges. The young girl reportedly told organizers that she was 19 years old. In this case, she claims to have been raped by a 20 year old man. However, the girl also told police that she had sexual relations with several other men as well. Police took the girl into custody when someone reported to them that the girl matched a flyer which was circulating about a missing teenage girl.
So this particular case may be a bit different in several ways than the one in Cleveland. Aside from the fact that it involves a minor, whom apparently ran away from home, we also have the issue that she was sexually active with others, presumably with her consent. Which, of course, raises the issue of whether the organizers of these protest rallies are under some obligation to check people′s I.D.s or keep accurate records of where everyone is sleeping and with whom? In the Cleveland incident, the victim was actually assigned a tent by organizers, with a total stranger who then allegedly raped her. Rich Coffman, one of the leaders of Occupy Dallas, said that they will impose a 10pm curfew and check the I.D.s of anyone walking about the grounds after curfew.
There has been a steady flow of crime reports streaming in from nearly every Occupy gathering. At the main one in New York City, theft is rampant. Last week, we learned of another sexual crime wave at the Occupy Toronto rally, where a man allegedly was raiding tents to smell and fondle the feet of sleeping women. This, aside from the usual drug violations present at all of the protest rallies, as well as other local ordinances, should serve as a lesson to police and city officials who seem reluctant to act in bringing these demonstrations to an end.