Assault Aftermath

6 to stand trial, 1 discharged in Richmond High rape case

Judge Caskey orders trial on rape and assault charges.

Judge strikes police interrogation

On the final day of witness testimony, Judge Caskey indicates which way he’s leaning.

Defense attorney floats alternative theory

Dustin Gordon, defense attorney for John Crane Jr., raised questions on Friday about DNA evidence concerning his client.

DNA evidence implicates four defendants and two unidentified males

Evidence links John Crane Jr. to the Richmond High student who was sexually assaulted in October 2009, but no witness has yet placed him at...

The witness list

Richmond Confidential has compiled a comprehensive list of witnesses—and their key testimony—who’ve taken the stand in the preliminary hearing into the 2009 rape at Richmond...

Defendant describes how assault escalated

Questions raised and new details on the 15th day of the preliminary hearing.

Torrentes told police flirting was mutual

The Richmond High student who was assaulted last October remembered few of those present that night.

Police testimony brings new details

Richmond police testimony explains why charges include rape with a foreign object.

Detective names Montano, questions release of an eighth suspect

Police say man who described efforts to protect student was evasive and changed his story.

DA goes over events from night of attack on Richmond High teen

Former Richmond Detective Kenneth Greco wrapped up his third day of testimony in the brutal assault of a Richmond High teen.

Defense focuses on inconsistencies in Morales interview

Cross-examination of former detective reveals contradictions in Morales interview.