Bay County (Fla.) Sheriff Frank McKeithen said two university students were arrested Friday in connection with an attack in Panama City.(Photo: Heather Leiphart, AP)
Two Alabama college students face sexual battery charges after an attack on a crowded Florida beach during spring break that was recorded on a cellphone.
Troy University students Delonte' Martistee, 22, and Ryan Austin Calhoun, 23, were arrested Friday in connection with the attack in Panama City, Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen said. He said the attack took place sometime between March 10-12.
McKeithen said several men can be seen surrounding the semi-conscious victim on a beach chair in the video.
As the woman tries to remove the hands of attackers from her bikini, 'she isn't going to know' can be heard in the video, McKeithen said.
The woman did not report the attack, but investigators were able to identify her through the video. She said she might have been drugged and did not remember details of the incident well enough to report it, McKeithen said.
"Within 10 feet of where this happened there were hundreds of people," McKeithen said. "Looking, seeing, hearing what is going on. Yet our culture, our young people have gotten to the point where this is acceptable somewhere. I will tell you it is not acceptable in Bay County."
The video was discovered by police in Troy, Ala., while investigating an unrelated shooting, McKeithen said. More arrests are likely, he said.
Troy University issued a statement saying the suspects were temporarily suspended and Maristee was dropped from the track team.
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