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Bond granted for teen gang rape suspect

Torreano Batton could walk out of jail any time

SANFORD, Fla. – A Seminole County judge granted bond Friday for one of the five teens accused of gang raping a student at Winter Springs High School in November.

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Bond for Torreano Batton, 18, was set at $35,000, where previously he was held without bond. He remained in the jail Friday evening, but he could post bond at any time, meaning he could walk free.

The other four teens who are all juvenile are expected to be released Monday after their next hearing.

Tywuan Johnson, 17, of Sanford; Josea Sims, 17, of Sanford; Deoante Stewart, 17, of Sanford; Marquis Pierre, 16, of Winter Springs; and Tobert Alexander, 16, of Sanford, were all arrested Nov. 19 on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment.

Winter Springs police said the assault occurred last month in a wooded area near Winter Springs High School, near State Road 434 and Tuscawilla Road.

According to the arrest report, the victim went to cut through the woods with Batton to get something to eat when Johnson and Pierre decided to join them.

In the woods, the victim said all three demanded she perform sexual acts on them, refusing to let her go. She said she complied and continued on to the nearby McDonald's.

When she returned alone, she said Johnson pulled her back into the woods where all six teens were waiting for her. She said they forced her to perform sexual acts on them while two of them had sexual intercourse with her.

Winter Springs police said she managed to record part of the ordeal on her iPod. The video shows several black males asking for sex in the woods. Police said investigators can clearly hear her say, "No," and, "I want to go back to school."

The victim left the scene and told her parents, which sparked a week-long investigation and resulted in their arrests.


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