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Teen Charged With Raping Classmate Hours Before Surviving Fatal Crash

February 10, 2011 at 12:44 pm by Wanderer

Rolling Meadows, Illinois — Almost a year after a crash that claimed the life of a Glenbard West High School football player and severely injured another, authorities have accused them both of raping a 15-year-old girl in a church parking lot hours before the accident.

Police say that before Pierre Washington-Steele, 17, drove his car into a utility pole, he and his passenger, Demarco Whitley Jr., now 18, raped a girl in the vehicle while parked behind a church parking lot. Once they were finished having their way with her, they left a condom and her belongings in the lot and dropped her off at a friend’s house.

She reported the incident the next day, identifying both Washington Steel and Whitley as her attackers. While police where investigating they learned the two accused had been involved in a car accident sometime after dropping the girl off.

Washington-Steel and Whitley were traveling at high speed when they went to pass another car in a no-passing zone. When Washington-Steel swerved to avoid striking another vehicle head-on, he lost control and crashed, police said. Washington-Steel would die from his injuries a week later.

Although Whitley survived the crash, it took him a year to fully recover, which is why police waited so long to charge him. DNA tests from the rape kit and items left in the church parking lot identified Whitley as a suspect. He is currently locked up with bail set at $50,000.

Tags: crash, Crime, Illinois, Rape, student

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http://www.facebook.com/josh.douthitt Josh Douthitt

KARMA’S A BITCH!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/josh.douthitt Josh Douthitt

KARMA’S A BITCH!!!!
Anonymous

It is so sad when shitty things happy to shitty people. One in hell and the about to make a temporary adjustment to his sexuality unless the accident rendered him impotent and thus a prison bottom. “”"”
Anonymous

It is so sad when shitty things happy to shitty people. One in hell and the about to make a temporary adjustment to his sexuality unless the accident rendered him impotent and thus a prison bottom. “”"”
Anonymous

That was my first response as well
Anonymous

who financed this year of recovery?
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Summer

It is nice to see justice finally being served with this guy, but I really feel for that victim. That poor girl has had a long road to get to this point, and it is nearly impossible for a rape victim to be able to move on while her attacker is still a free man. And now she is going to have to go into a court room a year later and have to relive this whole thing in front of a jury. It is an absolute shame that it has taken so long for this girl to begin to heal.
Anonymous

i feel sorry for the victim in this casae too, he is still dealing with the death of his friend a year later and then these ALLEGED charges are brought up against him. Do you know people lie how can you be so quick to judge!! God have mercy on your soul!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous

His parents financed his couple of months of recovery it wasn’t a year as they lied and said!!! And i believe he is the victim in this situation he is still dealing with the death of his friend and now to have these ALLEGED charges against him is sad. What you read is not always true, once this is over and the truth is really out I hope all of the ones prejudging these young men I hope God has mercy on your souls!!!!!
Summer

Yes, I know that people lie. I also know, as a rape victim myself, that the cops would not even bother trying to prosecute a case if they didn’t have SOLID evidence. I have been left hanging by the police for 8 months because of the fear that they won’t get a conviction. If this man has been charged with this crime, I imagine there is more than enough evidence to back up the charges. I mean, sure the DNA evidence could have been there because she willingly had sex with him. But, I do wonder why she would have left all of her belongings in a parking lot. Not really typical behavior after a mutual romp.
Vindictive

Blah, blah, blah. This the same shit everyone spews when they are trying to defend a criminal. He was hospitalized for doing something stupid. Yes, his friend was driving and I’m pretty sure this idiot had no problem going on their little joy ride.
And, as far as God having mercy on our souls. I could care less. If there is a hell, I already have a seat reserved and some gasoline underwear to wear while there. If there was a god, he may have prevented tweedle dee and tweedle dum from doing some this stupid in the first place.
DamagedGoods

Tell me, will you be back here to admit you were wrong if he is found guilty?
MM222

AMEN! that was what i was thinking… It might not happen today or tomorrow, but Karma will get you, in this guy’s case seems my friend Karma couldn’t wait very long….
Anonymous

The truth will set you free http://www.colorofcrime.com/
Eracsurfer

And your continued idiocy will keep us laughing.
Canuck Gramz

The article says”Once they were finished having their way with her, they left a condom and her belongings in the lot and dropped her off at a friend’s house.” That means they dumped her stuff THEN took her to a friend’s house and dropped her off. The two guys dumped her stuff there, not her.
Canuck Gramz

Chris don’t make me angry, or I’ll start posting links to Benny Hinn and other tv preachers! That will be sure to twist your brain till it hurts.
Canuck Gramz

Yeah too bad Karma doesn’t usually happen in our lifetime!
Summer

Uh, yeah. That was kind of my point. The previous poster, ms_d1, was trying to make it sound like these guys were innocent and that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. If we are to believe that, we have to believe that she willingly left her crap in the parking lot. It just doesn’t make sense.
DamagedGoods

Oh yes, that’s certainly an unbiased source of information… I can’t help but notice, looking at the mugshots that line the top of every article; that there seem to be as many, if not MORE whites portrayed there… Isn’t that weird?
Canuck Gramz

Oops sorry if that came out wrong. I really meant to agree with you.
Anonymous

Until he comes out a free man because a jury decides, here in the DD HE IS GUILTY. You should be feeling sorry for the girl who got raped. He is feeling sorry & dealing with the death of the dude he could’ve blamed the rape on so he could get off with a slap on the wrist & probation.
Anonymous

Him & Andy Carpenter must be the same person or in the same room while reading DD…
Anonymous

Hey ms_d1…. They matched his DNA to the rape kit! That means his man, er.., perv seed somehow made its way into her cooter on the night of the attack. I think that at least deserves a look-see by the Po’ Po’s, don’t you? Like BB said…”its on the wheel, it all comes back around”.
KBunnie

Karma is a bitchin bitch you fuckers!
KBunnie

Karma is a bitchin bitch you fuckers!
KBunnie

Karma is a bitchin bitch you fuckers!
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