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| Five charged in Sydney over 'gang rape' found on GoPro camera | Five charged in Sydney over 'gang rape' found on GoPro camera |
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| Five people have been charged with multiple sexual offences after Sydney's police found footage apparently showing a gang rape of a 16-year-old girl. | Five people have been charged with multiple sexual offences after Sydney's police found footage apparently showing a gang rape of a 16-year-old girl. |
| Police said the suspects were four men in their 20s and a 17-year-old boy. | Police said the suspects were four men in their 20s and a 17-year-old boy. |
| They were arrested after police officers found the footage on a GoPro camera during an anti-graffiti operation. | They were arrested after police officers found the footage on a GoPro camera during an anti-graffiti operation. |
| The alleged assault took place in May during a party in Sydney's suburb of St Clair, the police said. | The alleged assault took place in May during a party in Sydney's suburb of St Clair, the police said. |
| "In May, police seized a GoPro camera as part of a police operation targeting graffiti offences and found a video depicting multiple sexual assaults of a teenage girl by a number of male offenders," a New South Wales police statement said. | "In May, police seized a GoPro camera as part of a police operation targeting graffiti offences and found a video depicting multiple sexual assaults of a teenage girl by a number of male offenders," a New South Wales police statement said. |
| "Police will allege up to eight males were in the room at the time of the assaults, with a number of them sexually assaulting the girl." | "Police will allege up to eight males were in the room at the time of the assaults, with a number of them sexually assaulting the girl." |
| Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans, from the Child Abuse squad, was quoted by Australia's ABC broadcaster that "it was quite obvious to investigators when viewing this footage that the child was either unconscious or semi-conscious during these assaults". | Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans, from the Child Abuse squad, was quoted by Australia's ABC broadcaster that "it was quite obvious to investigators when viewing this footage that the child was either unconscious or semi-conscious during these assaults". |
| The alleged attack was not reported at the time. | The alleged attack was not reported at the time. |
| Officials believe that the victim - who has not been identified and is currently in counselling - may have had her drink spiked at the party. |