Whitey Ford
12-20-2023, 03:28 AM
Philly LGBTQ activist charged with rape, sexual assault of two children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1OJWlqhIM0
On Monday, Dec. 18, police arrested Kendall Stephens, 37, of Philadelphia, on several charges of rape, unlawful contact with minors, indecent assault of underaged individuals, endangering the welfare of children and related offenses.
According to court documents obtained by NBC10, Stephens was charged after allegedly assaulting two boys aged 14 and 9.
The investigation began on Sept. 25 when the grandmother of one of the victims reported to police that Stephens -- a family friend -- sexually assaulted her grandchild, officials said. Stephens allegedly abused one boy on at least three occasions since 2022, beginning when he was just 8-years-old.
A second victim also told police he was assaulted by Stephens and she had given him gifts "out of nowhere," investigators said. The victim believed the presents were given to him to "keep him quiet," according to court documents.
In the past, Stephens -- a Black trans woman -- has called for justice in criminal cases involving the LGBTQ community after she was attacked in her home by a mob of people who beat her in front of her children on her first day as a Temple University student.
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philly-lgbtq-activist-charged-with-rape-sexual-assault-of-two-children/3725382/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1OJWlqhIM0
On Monday, Dec. 18, police arrested Kendall Stephens, 37, of Philadelphia, on several charges of rape, unlawful contact with minors, indecent assault of underaged individuals, endangering the welfare of children and related offenses.
According to court documents obtained by NBC10, Stephens was charged after allegedly assaulting two boys aged 14 and 9.
The investigation began on Sept. 25 when the grandmother of one of the victims reported to police that Stephens -- a family friend -- sexually assaulted her grandchild, officials said. Stephens allegedly abused one boy on at least three occasions since 2022, beginning when he was just 8-years-old.
A second victim also told police he was assaulted by Stephens and she had given him gifts "out of nowhere," investigators said. The victim believed the presents were given to him to "keep him quiet," according to court documents.
In the past, Stephens -- a Black trans woman -- has called for justice in criminal cases involving the LGBTQ community after she was attacked in her home by a mob of people who beat her in front of her children on her first day as a Temple University student.
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philly-lgbtq-activist-charged-with-rape-sexual-assault-of-two-children/3725382/