Alleged torture case sent to grand jury

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Houston Chronicle/ Associated Press

Oct. 4, 2007, 11:11PM
Alleged torture case sent to grand jury

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

LOGAN, W.Va. — Charges against a sixth white suspect in the alleged rape, assault and torture of a black woman were sent to the grand jury Thursday.
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During Karen Burton's preliminary hearing, Logan County Sheriff's Deputy Jeffrey Robinette read Bobby Brewster's statement in public for the first time. It said Messer, Karen Burton and Alisha Burton beat Williams and forced her to eat human feces from a toilet.

Bobby Brewster's statement also said that Karen Burton cut and pulled out Megan's hair, choked her, cut her ankle and forced her to perform oral sex on Frankie Brewster. His statement noted repeated instances when the N-word was used during the alleged attack.
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Williams' mother, Carmen Williams, attended the hearing but left crying during the testimony. She later said she shares a bed with her daughter, who wakes every night screaming and crying.

The Associated Press generally does not identify suspected victims of sexual assault, but Williams and her mother agreed to release her name. Carmen Williams said she wanted people to know what her daughter had endured.



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