COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — Three
Nigerian-born brothers were accused of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl
in December, prosecutors said. Aziz Animashaun, 22, Isiaka Animashaun, 25, and
Taiwo Animashaun, 26, were charged with aggravated criminal assault and
kidnapping in connection with the crime police said happened on Dec. 21. Prosecutors said during Sunday bond court that the
men were among a total of five to six attackers, the rest of whom have not been
charged.
The brothers live on the South Side of Chicago but
were born in Nigeria, according to court documents. Documents show they live in
the 500 block of East 83rd Street in Chatham, about a block away from where
police said the girl was kidnapped. The girl was taking care of her brother and throwing
out the trash when an SUV with five to six men inside drove up, said Cook
County Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Hamelly.
Aziz Animashaun allegedly got out of the car and and
told the girl to get in, Hamelly said.
When the girl refused, Aziz Animashaun struck her
with a "shiny revolver," according to court documents. Police said
she was knocked unconscious. He put the girl into the car and drove to another
location, where the girl was forced to have sex with five to six men, Hamelly
said. Sometime during the assault, the girl heard the men
speaking a language other than English, police and Hamelly said.
The victim managed to escape once the men were no
longer in the room, Hamelly said. She ran from the location and and noticed the
black SUV in a driveway, Hamelly said. Cops said that the victim made it home,
and her sister called police. The girl was kidnapped in the 400 block of East 83rd
Street, police said. Police said two were being held for questioning a day
after the incident, though they were not charged.
DNA recovered from a condom was linked to evidence
found at the crime scene, according to court documents. Court documents also
show the victim postively identified Aziz Animashaun as the man who hit her with
a gun. A "19th century" handgun matching the
description of the one Aziz Animashaun allegedly used was recovered, Hamelly
said.
Hamelly also said that based on the victim's
experience with a teacher who speaks a language spoken in Nigeria, she was able
to identify that the men who attacked her spoke a similar language.
The three were arrested on Friday, according to
court documents. Judge Israel Desierto ordered bail for Taiwo
Animashaun set at $500,000, Aziz Animashaun set at $400,000 and Isiaka Animashaun
set at $250,000.
(Chicago Police Dept.)
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