A 29-year-old West Side man is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl while an 18-year-old woman broadcast the sexual assault live on the video-streaming app Periscope.

A 29-year-old West Side man is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl while an 18-year-old woman broadcast the sexual assault live on the video-streaming app Periscope.

A Franklin County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Raymond B. Gates and Marina A. Lonina on two counts of rape, three counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, and one count each of kidnapping and sexual battery.

According to Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, the rapes occurred on Feb. 27 at a residence on Christina Lane on the Northeast Side. The victim was socializing with Gates and Lonina when Gates forced intercourse with the teenager and Lonina live-streamed the incident, O'Brien said.

One of Lonina's friends in another state saw it and contacted authorities. O'Brien said it is unknown how many people had access to the live video.

Lonina, of Nafzger Drive on the Far North Side, also is accused of taking nude photos of the 17-year-old on Feb. 26. That allegation led to two counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material.

The victim and the defendants were drinking alcohol together, O'Brien said. The victim's ability "to resist or consent was substantially impaired," according to the indictment.

"The alcohol accounts for the stupidity of what was done with the live-streaming," he said.

O'Brien said it's the first case he's aware of in the county in which an alleged crime was live-streamed.

If convicted on all counts, Gates, of South Powell Avenue, and Lonina could be sentenced to more than 40 years in prison, O'Brien said.

jfutty@dispatch.com