TEL AVIV, KOMPAS.com – Case rape around 30 men took turns raping the 16 year old girl, sparking a massive demonstration at Israel.
Protesters gathered in several cities after media reported a group of men in their 20s queued outside hotel rooms to take turns raping the underage girl.
The girl was reportedly drunk, and the lecherous men took advantage of her condition.
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Thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest. Hundreds of people gathered at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square, joining people in more than 30 other areas across Israel to show support for the girl.
A total of two suspects have been arrested by the police after allegedly threatening to distribute the rape video.
Daily Mail on Friday (21/8/2020) reported that the victim had actually reported to the police in Eilat last week, but his case was ignored.
Then when more information came to light, large demonstrations broke out in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, to encourage high-ranking state officials, including the president and prime minister, to speak out against crimes against women.
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“This is shocking – there is no other word for it,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for all the suspects to be tried.
“This is not just a crime against a young girl, it is a crime against humanity itself which deserves criticism from all of us,” he said. Daily Mail.
However, apart from receiving support, the victim also admitted that he had suffered a lot of abuse online.
“I feel like there are a lot of people behind me, and this really strengthens me.”
“(But) nobody knows what I’m going through, so how can you judge and ask me questions?” he said to Channel 13.
President Reuven Rivlin later wrote an open letter to Israeli youth.
“Sexual harassment, rape, sexual exploitation, sexual assault – these are some of the stains that cannot be removed.”
“This is a case of inexcusable loss of boundaries, and they destroy us as a society. As humans.”
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Chronology
Times of Israel reported, one of the suspects told investigators that a group of men who had sex with the girl was claimed on a consensual basis.
Then according to the newspapers Haaretz, some of the men allegedly recorded the rape on their cell phones.
Police said the girl was not a guest at the hotel but was going to the bathroom after drinking with some friends.
She was then allegedly taken to a hotel room and was tortured in turns by a group of men who did not know each other.
One suspect claimed that the rapists “lined up” outside the girl’s room before going in to rape her.
The authorities are now awaiting the results of a medical examination, while one person has been detained by the court.
Local media reported that the first suspect, 27, from northern Israel and the second suspect, also of the same age, were arrested Friday morning.
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