Video of New York gang rape emerges as suspects claim father and daughter were having sex

A lawyer for one of five teens accused of raping a young woman at a playground said he has seen video evidence that shows her ‘laughing and smiling’ during what she later called an attack.

Four of the teens denied the allegations, claiming it was consensual, while two of the arrested say the father and daughter were engaging in sexual contact.

Detectives are currently trying to unravel the complex case.

Attoey Kenneth Montgomery, representing 14-year-old suspect Denzel Murray, said he has seen a video showing ‘a young lady, on the floor, laughing and smiling.’

He said: ‘The demeanor of the victim matters. The grand jury should have an opportunity to view that video.’

Murray appeared in court Tuesday with Shaquell Cooper and Ethan Phillip, both 15, and Onandi Brown, 17, to face rape, criminal sex act, sexual abuse and other charges. They all denied the allegations.

The fifth suspect, Travis Beckford, 17, was found at school following several days of searching. He was arrested on charges of rape, criminal sex act and sex abuse.

Two of the teens arrested suggested that the woman was having sexual contact with her father when the five suspects encountered them at the playground.

Robert K Boyce, the Police Department’s chief of detectives said: ‘That came from two individuals that were arrested.’

Authorities said that these allegations have no bearing on the woman as an alleged victim, adding the claim ‘does not mean she was not a victim of a pretty horrific attack’.

Investigators were told the attack began Thursday night after the 18-year-old woman and her 39-year-old father decided to drink beer together near a handball court at  Osbo Playground in Brooklyn.

The woman told detectives that a group of teenagers approached them in the park and ordered the father to leave.

When he retued moments later and hurled a bottle at the teens, one teen pulled out a handgun and chased him away, according to investigators.

Police Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said the woman gave a very credible report. ‘She had physical injuries at the time,’ he said. ‘She was traumatized.’

The father, who yesterday gave an anonymous interview on why he left his daughter’s side during the suspected gang rape, said he wandered around for several minutes in an attempt to get help.

Officers found the woman alone in the playground with bruises and cuts. Pieces of her clothing were found strewn near the park. She was hospitalised and interviewed the next day.

After the suspects’ capture, at least two of them told investigators they believed the sex was consensual, police said.

The boys also told detectives the woman was having some type of sexual contact with her father when they encountered them, Boyce said.