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CHICAGO POLICE: TWO SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED IN FACEBOOK SEX ASSAULT

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Chicago police have identified two of several juvenile suspects who they say participat­ed in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was broadcast live on Facebook. One of the suspects, a 14-year-old, was arrested Saturday and is facing felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufactur­ing of child pornograph­y and disseminat­ion of child pornograph­y. Police have not arrested the other suspect, a 15-year-old, but authoritie­s say they expect to do so soon. Police announced the developmen­ts on the investigat­ion at a press conference on Sunday. The girl went missing on March 19 and was lured into a residence where she was sexually assaulted by a group of male juveniles while one streamed the attack on Facebook Live, said Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan, of the Chicago Police Department.

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