IN - Gang rape in Warsaw while bystanders laughed

According to court documents from the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, the incident happened Aug. 10 in the Wyndham Gardens parking lot. The victim was in Warsaw to attend an Aug. 9 concert and after the event, she went out to her car in the hotel parking lot. She noticed several items were missing from her vehicle and was in the back seat when three men appeared and surrounded her vehicle. The men proceeded to sexually assault and choke the victim for more than 20 minutes, according to the court documents.

A witness reported she came out of the hotel and not only saw the men assaulting the victim, but also saw a crowd of people a short distance from the vehicle laughing and watching the incident happen. The witness tried to help the victim, but one of the men pressed a gun against her ribs and told her to “shut up and watch,” the documents say.

The men quickly left after the incident, but the witness took a picture of the license plate on the SUV they drove away in. The victim was then taken to Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Center, where medical staff noted, among other things, bruising around her neck, left leg, and right arm.

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On Thursday, Sept. 25, Charles M. Williams, 20, of Waukegan, Ill., was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail for rape armed with a deadly weapon.

Williams’s charges stem from an incident that occurred in the Wyndham Gardens parking lot in Kosciusko County on Aug. 10, 2014...

After obtaining photographs from the concert and the hotel, officers were able to determine the identity of two of the assailants: Oscar McDowell, also known as Sinna Sin, and Williams, also known as B.C. Williams was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on a $25,000 surety bond.

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SandraLynn said:

I myself carry pepper spray everywhere, too many sick, depraved people in this world not to. They were laughing???!!!!

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MajorHoople said:

It's also hard to understand how the jury reached this verdict.

Not Guilty On All Counts

posted Aug 24, 2016

"The fate of Oscar Steven McDowell, 33, Waukegan, Ill., went to the jury at 4:45 p.m. Notification was received by the court at 6:35 p.m. that a verdict was reached, in the middle of a tornado warning for the county.

The verdict — not guilty on all three counts – rape, sexual battery and criminal confinement was decided by the jury.

The courtroom was quiet when the verdicts were read, no emotions from the mother of the victim could be heard, the defendant made no reaction until after the judge closed the hearing. McDowell gave hugs to both his attorneys — Matt Beuhler and Scott Lennox and thanked both."

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fred&edna said:

Is this the same guy??

Updated Feb 2021

A Chicago man was wanted Monday on charges alleging he raped a 14-year-old girl while staying at a Gary home last fall.

Ocsar S. McDowell Jr., 38, is facing one count of rape, a level 3 felony, and two felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.


The girl told police McDowell was at her relative's home Oct. 23 when she fell asleep, Lake Criminal court records show.


Man accused of raping 14-year-old girl at Gary home

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