New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said he is "disgusted and deeply saddened" by accusations of a group rape of an 18-year-old woman at a Brooklyn playground, and that every possible step will be taken to find the suspects.
Authorities said the woman was accosted just after 9 p.m. Thursday as she and her father walked inside Osborn Playground in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
Police said there were five men, and one pointed a gun at the father and told him to leave. Each man raped the woman, police said. The father returned with two police officers, but the attackers fled.
The woman was treated at Kings County Hospital and released.
"I am disgusted and deeply saddened by the horrific attack," de Blasio said.
He added, "Every New Yorker in every neighborhood deserves to feel safe and protected, and we will not stop until the perpetrators of this disturbing attack are held accountable for their actions."
Elected officials, residents and activists spoke out against the assault on Sunday, offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.
Police have released surveillance video that they say shows the men in a bodega before the rape.
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This story has been corrected to show that the site of the attack is a playground, not a park.
