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Sunday, April 23, 1989
NEWS
HORROR IN CENTRAL PARK
JOKE FOR TEENS
A song that didn't
make hearts sing
HE NOISE came from the holding cell in
the back of the squad room. This was right
I after 2 a.m. in the 24th Precinct, the moon
still high over Central Park. The teenagers were
together again, the videotapes already made,
confessions gory and complete.
They had been joking and laughing together
all night. They had talked to detectives for
hours, explaining everything about the gang
rape without ever offering an explanation. Not
one had used the word "sorry."
"Hit the beat," a cop heard
one of the kids say suddenly.
And then it began, a sound
from the street corner, taking
over the room. Two of the
kids became human beat box-
es, supplying the rap rhythm.
"Boof. Boof, boof," they
sputtered. "Boof. Boof, boof."
And then the teenagers
were all in on it again, the
cell filled with singing
That's what happens when
bodies start slapping, doing
the wild thing.
A few of the detectives
stopped typing their DD-5s.
They had never heard any-
thing like this before. They
had all seen color pictures of
the victim. The singing both-
ered them as much as the
crime.
"What are they doing?" a
sergeant wanted to know
"Singing," came the reply.
The song is called "wild
MIKE
MCALARY
ARDIANS
ARE TO BE BLACK
lieve, that the jogger was
raped by at least seven kids.
They dragged and assaulted
her over a 400-foot erime
scene. McCray, the others re-
membered of the frenzy, was
first.
"She wasn't nothing,"
McCray had explained him-
self
The kid knew more than
the cops had said publicly.
He knew that the woman had
been slashed deeply high
across each thigh with a
knife. The cops hadn't told
anybody about the slashing,
so they figure McCray is the
right guy, and probably the
worst of the bunch.
Yusef Salaam, 15, is anoth-
er tough guy. He is the big-
gest of the bunch, just over 6-
feet-2. Salaam, it is charged,
"AIN'T ABOUT NOTHING': That's what Jemaine Robinson, 15, said after his arrest on charges of robbing a Thing," and all the rage of
homeless man in the park.
tough street corners. The
song, made famous by a rap-
per named Tone Loc, is a cel-
ebration of carnal knowl-
edge, the so-called wild thing.
I get paid to do that wild
thing.
Any kid worth his "wilding"
knows the words to "Wild
Thing" So when nine sus-
pects were thrown into a cell
together early yesterday, they
sang the song.
The cops were, of course,
horrifled. They had been wielded a pipe in the park.
hoping for some sign of re-
morse. But they knew what
the young jogger had been up
against - young men who not
only maim and rape, but who
also sing and joke about it
when they get caught.
Antron McCray, 15, was the
CLARENCE DAVIS DAILY NEWS
laugh over attack
provement in the condition of
the comatose victim, who was
still listed as critical at Met-
ropolitan Hospital, hooked to
a respirator. She had suf-
fered two skull fractures,
brain injuries, broken facial
bones and severe blood loss.
She was "a little more re
sponsive" yesterday, said Dr.
Scott Newman, the chief resi-
dent assigned to her care.
"When we call her name,
she now moves a little bit and
starts to turn her head," New- first to admit to the rape. At tleman. They did not know
man said. Her pupils are first he only wanted to say he what the police already sus-
closer to ngrmal. The swell- held the girl, not understand-
ing seems to be going down."
The victim's mother told the savagery. But he finally ing and robbing patrons at an
reporters at the hospital, "I
you have a moment, piease
bushed by some 12 youths as
she jogged along the 102d St.
Daily News staff writers
SHARON BROUGSARD,
JAMES DAO, InanD DavITA,
LYLE V. HARRss, ToNy
MARCANO, JOEN MARZULLU
and CLAIRE SERANT also
contributed to the
coverage of the Central
Park rampage.
transverse.
She tried to run, but was hit
with a 12-inch pipe, pelted
with rocks and finally over-
whelmed by the pack, accord-
ing to the teens' statements.
They hit her with their fists,
dragging her to a secluded
spot.
The boys tore off her
clothes and used her sweat-
shirt to restrain her flailing
arms, stuffing part of the
shirt into her mouth as a gag.
At least four raped her,
while others held her down,
police said.
The teens used the pipe source said.
and a brick to bludgeon her
when she tried to fight them
off, police said. She was on top of her."
slashed across each thigh
with a knife. She scratched
the face of one attacker.
They left her lying there,
unconscious, wearing only a
jogging bra and a ring.
The youths, with their para about what they had done to she was raped.
ents present for the question-
ing at the 24th Precinct sta-
He, too, admitted to the
crime, but made no apolo-
gies. He just made his video-
tape and then returned to his
cell to swap jokes.
All the kids' parents were,
of course, stunned. Each had
dared to hope their son a gen-
tion on W
"appeared empty of emotion
... as if they were talking
about something insignifi-
cant" when they gave their
statements, admitting varying
degrees of involvement, the
100th St.,
pect, that a few of these kids
went wilding last week, beat-
ing the law any better than
admitted to the crime, talking East Side street fair. The sus-
like it was nothing.
McCray was pretty specific charged with robbing a home-
about the object used to bash
the woman, a brick rather wilding business at the street
pect Jermaine Robinson, 15,
I only held her arms," one
boy told police. "I didn't get say a prayer (for her)."
less man, got started in the
Not identified
Later, they were taken to a
holding cell in the station,
where they were heard whis-
tling at policewomen, com-
paring what they had admit-
ted on tape and "laughing by the Daily News because
The victim, a Pittsburgh- than a rock. The cops have
recovered the brick, which
the upper East Side since was used with such ven-
1986, is not being identified geance on the back of the vic-
tim's head that it forced her
brain to ricochet of the front
fair.
Robinson's parents are cor-
rection officers. They have
come home each night with
terrible stories about prison.
They have always believed
area native who has lived on
The eight youths awaited of her skull.
the woman."
Doctors reported slight im-
See JOGGER Page 35
It's probable, the cops be-
See MCALARY Page 35
3/20

Sunday,

April

23,

1989

NEWS

HORROR

IN

CENTRAL

PARK

JOKE

FOR

TEENS

A

song

that

didn't

make

hearts

sing

HE

NOISE

came

from

the

holding

cell

in

back

of

squad

room.

This

was

right

I

after

2

a.m.

24th

Precinct,

moon

still

high

over

Central

Park.

The

teenagers

were

together

again,

videotapes

already

made,

confessions

gory

and

complete.

They

had

been

joking

laughing

all

night.

talked

to

detectives

for

hours,

explaining

everything

about

gang

rape

without

ever

offering

an

explanation.

Not

one

used

word

"sorry."

"Hit

beat,"

a

cop

heard

kids

say

suddenly.

And

then

it

began,

sound

street

corner,

taking

Two

became

human

beat

box-

es,

supplying

rap

rhythm.

"Boof.

Boof,

boof,"

they

sputtered.

boof."

on

filled

with

singing

That's

what

happens

when

bodies

start

slapping,

doing

wild

thing.

few

stopped

typing

their

DD-5s.

never

any-

thing

like

this

before.

seen

color

pictures

victim.

both-

ered

them

as

much

crime.

"What

are

doing?"

sergeant

wanted

know

"Singing,"

reply.

is

called

"wild

MIKE

MCALARY

ARDIANS

ARE

TO

BE

BLACK

lieve,

jogger

raped

by

at

least

seven

kids.

dragged

assaulted

her

400-foot

erime

scene.

McCray,

others

re-

membered

frenzy,

first.

"She

wasn't

nothing,"

McCray

explained

him-

self

kid

knew

more

than

cops

said

publicly.

He

woman

slashed

deeply

across

each

thigh

knife.

hadn't

told

anybody

slashing,

so

figure

guy,

probably

worst

bunch.

Yusef

Salaam,

15,

anoth-

er

tough

guy.

big-

gest

bunch,

just

6-

feet-2.

charged,

"AIN'T

ABOUT

NOTHING':

Jemaine

Robinson,

his

arrest

charges

robbing

Thing,"

rage

homeless

man

park.

corners.

song,

made

famous

rap-

per

named

Tone

Loc,

cel-

ebration

carnal

knowl-

edge,

so-called

get

paid

do

Any

worth

"wilding"

knows

words

"Wild

Thing"

So

nine

sus-

pects

thrown

into

early

yesterday,

sang

song.

were,

course,

horrifled.

wielded

pipe

hoping

some

sign

morse.

But

young

up

against

-

men

who

not

only

maim

rape,

but

also

joke

caught.

Antron

CLARENCE

DAVIS

DAILY

laugh

attack

provement

condition

comatose

victim,

listed

critical

Met-

ropolitan

Hospital,

hooked

respirator.

She

suf-

fered

two

skull

fractures,

brain

injuries,

broken

facial

bones

severe

blood

loss.

"a

little

re

sponsive"

Dr.

Scott

Newman,

chief

resi-

dent

assigned

care.

"When

we

call

name,

she

now

moves

bit

starts

turn

head,"

New-

first

admit

rape.

At

tleman.

did

said.

Her

pupils

he

police

closer

ngrmal.

swell-

held

girl,

understand-

ing

seems

be

going

down."

victim's

mother

savagery.

finally

patrons

reporters

hospital,

"I

you

have

moment,

piease

bushed

12

youths

jogged

along

102d

St.

Daily

News

staff

writers

SHARON

BROUGSARD,

JAMES

DAO,

InanD

DavITA,

LYLE

V.

HARRss,

ToNy

MARCANO,

JOEN

MARZULLU

CLAIRE

SERANT

contributed

coverage

Park

rampage.

transverse.

tried

run,

hit

12-inch

pipe,

pelted

rocks

over-

whelmed

pack,

accord-

teens'

statements.

fists,

dragging

secluded

spot.

boys

tore

off

clothes

sweat-

shirt

restrain

flailing

arms,

stuffing

part

mouth

gag.

four

her,

while

down,

teens

source

brick

bludgeon

fight

off,

top

her."

scratched

face

attacker.

left

lying

there,

unconscious,

wearing

jogging

bra

ring.

youths,

para

done

raped.

ents

present

question-

Precinct

sta-

He,

too,

admitted

crime,

no

apolo-

gies.

video-

tape

returned

swap

jokes.

All

kids'

parents

stunned.

Each

dared

hope

son

gen-

tion

W

"appeared

empty

emotion

...

if

talking

something

insignifi-

cant"

gave

statements,

admitting

varying

degrees

involvement,

100th

St.,

pect,

these

went

wilding

last

week,

beat-

law

any

better

East

Side

fair.

nothing.

pretty

specific

charged

home-

object

bash

woman,

rather

business

pect

Jermaine

arms,"

boy

police.