Family of 15-year-old rape victim in Crotona Park East pleads for justice

The family of a 15-year-old girl, who police say was raped on Aug. 10 near the corner of Prospect Avenue and East 170th Street in Crotona Park East says they need the neighborhood to hear what they are going through.

“I can’t sleep at night. She’s only 15. Please get justice for my daughter,” said Diana Delgado, the victim’s mother, as she pleaded through tears.

“She’s the ninth child, she’s the baby,” said the victim’s sister, Chenelle Jackson at a press conference Tuesday morning. “I just want justice for my baby sister, that’s all.”…

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