'Dad, I was raped' - third teenager arrested in school gang-rape case
The alleged rape took place in a school shelter during recess.
By ALON HOCHMON
A third suspect was arrested on Saturday night in relation to the police investigation of a gang rape which allegedly took place in a school in southern Israel.Police are not releasing any details about the investigation for now. Those arrested deny any wrongdoing.The father of the alleged victim spoke with Channel 13 on Saturday and said his daughter asked to speak with him on Friday.“Dad, I want to talk to you.” Then he said she allegedly claimed: “Dad, I was raped in school.”He exclaimed that she told him that for a ten day period, four teenagers would “tie her up” in a shelter “with two keeping guard outside” at a time while the sexual abuse took place.The two teenagers in the shelter would allegedly take turns raping the girl, while the others filmed the abuse on their phones.The girl claims that they threatened to murder her little brother and share the films on social media if she complained.“They have murdered my child,” the father said. “She sits in her room weeping; she doesn’t leave [the room].”The alleged rape victim complained two years ago of sexual harassment, Channel 12 news reported on Sunday, but her claims were refuted.One of the teenage boys arrested originally came to the police station to file a complaint against the family of the girl after they allegedly harassed him on the phone. Instead, he himself was arrested.