RICHMOND — The parents of the 15-year-old girl gang raped after a Richmond High School homecoming dance made their first public statements Saturday, pleading for peace and asking the public to turn their anger into a positive.
‘Please do not respond to this tragic event by promoting hatred or by causing more pain. We have had enough violence already in this place. If you need to express your outrage, please channel your anger into positive action,’ the girl’s family wrote. ‘Be courageous in speaking the truth and in holding people accountable. Work toward changing the atmosphere in our schools and in this community so that this kind of thing never happens again.’
