DNA sought from suspects in gang-rape case

<p>Three men charged with kidnapping and gang-raping a 15-year-old Santa Rosa girl were ordered Wednesday to give prosecutors blood and saliva samples as investigators continue exploring additional charges against the men.</p><p>Oscar Anibal Magana-Aristando, 20, Salvador Armando Rivas, 18, and Alejandro Corado, 30, face potential 25-years-to-life terms if convicted of charges that include kidnapping the girl and drugging her.</p><p>The DNA samples could yield additional charges, including causing great bodily injury to the girl, according to attorneys.</p><p>A fourth person, a mentally disabled 13-year-old boy who is related to Rivas, has also been charged in the case. He is being held at Juvenile Hall pending examinations into his mental competency.</p><p>All four defendants are accused of forcing the girl into an SUV on the night of April 6 as she was walking from a friend’s house to a relative’s house between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Police said they drove her from the Dutton Avenue and Coffey Lane area to Comstock Middle School and raped and assaulted her.</p><p>In court Wednesday, Judge Elliot Daum set a hearing for July 7 during which settlement talks may occur or future court dates set. The men remain behind bars in the meantime.</p><p>A decision on the juvenile’s status may come at the end of this month in Juvenile Court.</p>