Peru police arrest five men in gang rape of mentally ill teenager
MARCH 27, 2019 / 5:49 PM / UPDATED 20 HOURS AGO
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LIMA (Reuters) - Police in Peru have arrested five men in connection with the gang rape a mentally ill young woman last week and are searching for two other suspects in a case that has shocked the South American country.
Prosecutors are examining the contents of three cell phones seized from the suspects, ages 20 to 27, who allegedly recorded the rape of their 19-year-old victim and shared it on social media, the attorney general’s office said on Twitter.
Local media said the rape took place on March 20 and that the victim suffers from schizophrenia.
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The case, which has received widespread media coverage in Peru, has triggered an outcry and fuelled calls in Peru for an end to violence against women and girls that often goes unpunished.
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