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Two teens from Lehigh Acres claim they were sexually assaulted by three strangers — one of whom had a gun — in the parking lot of a church.<\/p>\nTwo teens from Lehigh Acres claim they were sexually assaulted by three strangers — one of whom had a gun — in the parking lot of a church.<\/p>\n
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the girls’ parents filed a report.<\/p>\n
The girls said they were walking home from a Dollar Store at Lee Boulevard and Westgate Avenue on Sunday afternoon when three men in a dark SUV pulled up and offered a ride.<\/p>\n
The girls said they initially refused, but reconsidered when they saw a child’s car seat in the back of the vehicle. Upon entering, they became frightened and asked the men to let them out at a church near their home.<\/p>\n
“They asked us if we wanted a ride, and at first we were like no,” one of the girls said. “But then they were like, ‘You guys look live you’ve been walking awhile, you look tired,’ and we said OK and got in.”<\/p>\n
After they’d exited, the girls said the driver — who identified himself as “Easy” — talked about being a pimp and asked if they’d like to make some money. He showed the gun that was laying on his lap and began touching them in inappropriate areas — and asked them to reciprocate.<\/p>\n
“He touched me and then touched her, but then he said that he was going to shoot us if we didn’t touch him back,” one girl said. “He was like, ‘You guys like money?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, every 14-year-old person does.’ And he was like, ‘I bet you can make three grand a night.’<\/p>\n
“He asked us if we were cool with the cops, and then he felt us to see if we were good enough. He told me he was going to shoot us if we didn’t touch him back to see if we could handle it.”<\/p>\n
They refused, and the men drove off.<\/p>\n
The girls said all three men in the SUV were black and between 25 and 30 years old. They said “Easy” had short dreadlocks that were pulled back into ponytails.<\/p>\n
Lehigh Acres Gazette has looked at the very short sheriff’s report. Deputies tell us they’re still investigating.<\/p>\n
Again the description of these men — all three are black driving in a dark green SUV. One calls himself “Easy” and had two dreaded ponytails.”<\/p>\n
The Lehigh Acres Gazette asked the sheriff’s office why an alert wasn’t sent out to the community when this happened, but we have not heard back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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