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Alleged B.C. rave rape victim urges witnesses to speak

By Staff 22/02/2012 16:03:00

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A young woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a notorious Pitt Meadows, B.C., rave is urging witnesses to come forward.

At a media conference Wednesday afternoon the teen, who cannot be named, said there is evidence out there, but a code of silence is preventing witnesses from speaking.

"Please come forward," she asked. "It would mean the world."

Her statement comes after Crown prosecutors stayed charges Tuesday against Colton McMorris, 19, the only man accused of sexual assault in the incident. McMorris's lawyer said the Crown admitted it did not have strong enough evidence against his client to proceed with a trial.

The young woman, who was 16 at the time of the alleged assault, said she was devastated the charges were stayed. She insisted she was assaulted and said witnesses are covering it up.

Police said during their initial investigation that she had been drugged and that as many as half a dozen men may have been involved in the assault.

After McMorris was charged in January, the alleged victim released a statement through police, calling the incident and the aftermath a "terrible ordeal."

A young offender who posted pictures of the incident — described at the time as a gang rape — on Facebook was sentenced to one year's probation in January.

Another man, Dennis John Allen Warrington, 19, has been charged with distributing child pornography.

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