Rape Suspects to be Transferred to Guadeloupe --- Can Face a Maximum of 20 years in Prison --- Victim Hospitalized.

Marigot:--- The five suspects that were arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly raping a 19 year old girl last week Thursday night in La Saline, French Quarter appeared before Prosecutor Jacques Louvier on Wednesday afternoon. SMN News learnt that three of the suspects confessed to raping the young woman while the other two claimed they looked on. The suspects have been identified as W. K. F., B. J., A. R., D.C. and C. G. and they are between the ages of 14 to 19.
It was further learnt that Prosecutor Louvier has decided that the five suspects will be transferred to Basse Terre as early as Friday. If convicted the suspects can face as much as 20 years in prison even though some of them are minors, however, that would be at the discretion of the presiding judge.
In the meantime, the victim's mother Sharon told SMN News that the victim (S.S.) was admitted to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital on Thursday after her first session with a psychologist. Sharon who was in Guadeloupe for medical treatment returned to St. Martin on Wednesday evening to care for her daughter. She said after seeing the condition of her young daughter who is highly traumatized and perturbed by the ordeal she took her to see a psychologist on Thursday morning.
"A few minutes after speaking to my daughter the psychologist decided that my daughter must be admitted to the hospital for medical attention. The psychologist said my daughter is so traumatized that she has begun to lose time," Sharon said.