Three arrested for gang rape of minor in Galilee

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Israel police car (Illustrative) (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Israel police car (Illustrative)
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Three men were arrested after they were suspected of taking part in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in the Galilee in northern Israel, Israel Police announced on Tuesday.
An initial investigation found that the girl was taken from her home over the weekend by one of the suspects to a village area near Karmiel where she was raped over a period of hours by a number of young suspects.
According to KAN news, the girl met the suspect, who took her from her home, on social media. An attorney representing two of the suspects told KAN that they are denying any involvement in the case.
Within a number of days, police managed to arrested two of the suspects, residents of villages in the Galilee. A third suspect was arrested on Tuesday. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.