Rape of girl, 11, tears apart Texas town as many insist on blaming the victim

An 11-year-old Texas girl who accused 19 men of raping her was in foster care Tuesday, days after a raucous town meeting where she was outrageously blamed her for instigating the attacks.

"She lied about her age," Angie Woods told the Houston Chronicle. "Them boys didn't rape her. She wanted this to happen."

Speaking for many at the meeting in Cleveland, Tex., Woods insisted she was "not taking nobody's side."

"But if she hadn't put herself in that predicament, this would have never happened," she said.

The girl's parents were also blasted by many at the meeting last Thursday for failing to keep track of the girl.

"I also think the parents of that child needs to be held accountable," said Sheila Hightower, who lives in Cleveland. "You weren't even aware where she was."

The 11-year-old's mother suffers from a brain growth and the girl's dad is on disability, according to published reports. (read more)