From the above link:
"Police earlier in the week were urging residents to come forward, but neighbors said they were scared of retaliation from gangs that prowl the streets if they spoke up."
and
"The 15-year-old sold sex to men in the room, then took money to let them touch the younger girl, and the touching turned to forcible sex as at least seven men raped the 7-year-old, police said."
Now, gang members are the number one traffickers domestically, and this sure sounds like a gang related 'party' - from the sound of things, I really don't think this girl had much say in what went down once they entered that apt. - and if area adults are afraid to make anonymous tips, how was this girl supposed to stand up to these scumbags, especially if they already 'owned' her? I'm sure we'd like to think that she should have, but really, who knew they were there? How easy would it have been for this to turn lethal if she didn't go along?
Not saying that is how things went down, but it seems a realistic scenario, one that the media at least haven't even bothered to look into, and given prosecutors already saying they may charge the girl as an adult, I doubt they are looking into it either...I mean really, there is no way they have the full story yet, and they can't take the 7 year old's take on the money exchange at face value, given that she'd have no way of understanding how that works in trafficking (prostitute HAS to take the money of a john or gets beaten etc, and sees none of that money, or maybe enough for some clothes or whatever).
JMO etc. etc.