3 sentenced to life in prison for Fla. home invasion gang rape of woman and beating of son

3 sentenced to life for home invasion gang rape

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three people have been sentenced to life in prison for the gang rape attack on a West Palm Beach woman and the beating of her young son.

Jakaris Taylor, 17, Tommy Poindexter, 20, and Nathan Walker, 18, were all sentenced Tuesday. They were convicted at separate trials in August and September.

All were teens at the time of the 2007 attack, but were charged as adults. A fourth suspect who pleaded guilty is set for sentencing in December.

Authorities say the defendants barged into the then-35-year-old woman’s West Palm Beach apartment and raped her repeatedly with up to six other teens, then forced the woman to perform oral sex on her son, who was 12 at the time.

Police say fingerprints and DNA identified the defendants. Authorities are still seeking additional suspects.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three people convicted in the gang rape attack on a woman and the beating of her young son will be sentenced.

Jakaris Taylor, 17, Tommy Poindexter, 20, and Nathan Walker, 18, could face life in prison at their sentencing hearing Tuesday.

They were convicted in August and September. All were teens at the time of the 2007 attack, but were charged as adults. A fourth suspect who pleaded guilty will be sentenced in December.

Authorities say the defendants barged into the then-35-year-old woman’s West Palm Beach apartment and raped her repeatedly with up to six other teens, then forced the woman to perform oral sex on her then-12-year-old son. Police say fingerprints and DNA identified the defendants.