Three male teenagers charged for rape of 14-year-old girl outside York Fair

Three 16-year-old boys are facing charges of raping a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint outside the York Fair.

The victim told investigators that she was walking around the fair with friends on September 22 as Andrew Miller, Kelvin Mercedes, and Daishon Richardson followed behind them. The criminal complaint states that the three boys told the victim that they wanted to show her something, and that she should follow them.

The victim stated that they then left the fair and walked to Dick Auto Parts Store on Leonard Street, which is where she first saw the gun which was displayed by Mercedes, according to the affidavit. The 14-year-old said there was police driving around, so they left and went to another parking lot across the football field. The affidavit states that investigators later determined the lot was the Reliance Crane and Hoist on Orange Street.

There, the victim says that Mercedes put the gun to her head and told her to perform oral sex, according to the criminal complaint. The victim told investigators that she did as they said because she was afraid that they would kill her, and that Mercedes looked angry as he gave her the instructions. The victim told investigators that she then performed oral sex on all three males.

According to the affidavit, the three boys then took the victim to an unidentified yard, where they took turns holding her down and raping her. The affidavit also states that the assault was either captured on video or photographed.

Afterwards the criminal complaint states that a maroon SUV pulled up, the victim was placed inside the car, and that the three boys were acting "aggressive with her."

According to the affidavit, Richardson and Miller later contacted the victim through text - Richardson told her to stop lying and Miller told her she was beautiful. The affidavit states that Miller sent her a picture of the gun with a caption reading "gang," and the victim provided this picture to investigators.

Two of the suspects were arrested, and the other turned himself in.

West York Mayor Shawn Mauck says its important for the community to remain vigilant.

Mauck said, “If you see something, you should say something. It’s the one thing that I talk to residents about all the time - not only in West York I want to visiting other areas. You have a responsibility that if you see something that’s not right, it doesn’t seem right, call the police. Make a report. It is better to at least say something than say 'I don’t want to get you.' It could save someone’s life.”

All three boys are facing charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful restraint and terroristic threats.

They were arraigned Tuesday night in York County and preliminary hearings are scheduled for December 5.