The victim was allegedly forced at knifepoint to enter a toilet by a group of six minors who then raped her. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BARCELONA - Spain was rocked this week by news an 11-year-old girl had allegedly been gang-raped by minors near Barcelona, sparking fierce debate about how to halt growing violence among youngsters.
The local authorities in Badalona, a seaside town of 223,000 residents 10km north of Barcelona, expressed “willingness” to join the prosecution in any future trial “to defend the victim of the group sexual assault”. Several weeks ago, the juvenile prosecutor’s office requested that both of the eldest, who are 14, be held in a special centre, but the judge agreed only in one case, with the other allowed out on probation, El Pais newspaper said.
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