4 Men Arrested in Hofstra Rape Case

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Five men gang raped an 18-year-old Hofstra University student on campus early Sunday morning after one of them lured her away from a party by snatching her cell phone, according to police. Detectives have arrested four men and are looking for the fifth suspect.

Cops would not say whether the victim knew any of the men beforehand or where on the sprawling Hempstead campus she was attacked.

Jesus Ortiz, 19, and Rondell Bedward, 21, both of the Bronx were arraigned on rape charges on Monday. Ortiz also faces grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing the woman's mobile phone.

Stalin Felipe, 19, of the Bronx, and Kevin Taveras, 20, of Brentwood, Long Island were arraigned Tuesday in Hempstead.

A judge set bail at $500,000 bond or $350,000 cash for each defendant. They are due back in court on Sept. 17, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.

Nassau County police said that Ortiz lured the student off campus by grabbing her phone while they were dancing at a party, the New York Post reports.

"Immediately following that dance, he did snatch her cell phone from her waist," Lt. John Allen told the Post. "She repeatedly asked for the cell phone but he was not responsive. He left the club. She followed him out of the club. The cell phone was taken to lure her away from the crowd."

She followed him into a nearby high-rise dorm and into an elevator, the report said. They got off on a floor, where they encountered the other suspects, police said. They then forced her into a bathroom where they took turns raping her, Lt. Allen said.

Bedward is a Hofstra student, police said. The others are his friends. Nassau cops said that Bedward had signed them in through security.

Taveres' father told the Post that his son is innocent.

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