Horror attack in Bolivia: Girl, 12, is ‘raped by 11 men who kidnapped her at a festival and gave her alcohol before attacking her in a remote location’
- Three of the suspects have already been arrested and police are hunting eight others
Prosecutors in Bolivia have revealed they are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl by 11 men.
Three of the suspects have already been arrested and police say they are on the hunt for the other eight.
The men allegedly ‘intercepted’ the youngster at a cultural event she was attending with her family and gave her alcohol before raping her in a ‘secluded place’.
The horror attack took place in the early hours of Monday in the city of Oruro, about halfway between the capital La Paz and Sucre.
It is located approximately 3,700 meters (12,000 ft) above sea level and is Bolivia’s fifth largest city by population.
Prosecutors in Bolivia have revealed they are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl by 11 men in a remote area of Oruro. (File image of Oruro) Oruro (photo) is located approximately 3,700 meters above sea level and is Bolivia’s fifth largest city in terms of population. It is located approximately halfway between the capital La Paz and Sucre
The Bolivian Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement last night: ‘The Departmental Prosecutor of Oruro, Aldo Morales Alconini, reported today that the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating an act of aggravated rape committed against a minor girl of 12 years old, who was allegedly attacked by 11 years old. individuals.
“So far, Víctor QR, Víctor H.CH and Adolfo CC have been arrested and will be charged within hours.
‘The Public Prosecution Service will also request the court for preventive detention of the suspects, while the police continue to hunt the remaining persons.
Mr Morales added: ‘When we became aware of the attack, we initiated the corresponding investigation into the victim’s psychological report, an identification parade and a forensic medical certificate that proves the existence of the crime and has helped identify the first three suspects.
“We will continue to work in a coordinated manner with the police to find the other people responsible and bring them to justice.
“The forensic report shows that the girl has clear signs of physical abuse and abrasions due to friction on her spine.
“We are analyzing the information and assistance we need from the Institute of Forensic Research and others with the aim of clarifying this incident so that it does not go unpunished.
“We want to ensure that those responsible receive a prison sentence of thirty years.”
Oruro (shown on the map) is approximately 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level and is Bolivia’s fifth largest city by population. It is located approximately halfway between the capital La Paz and Sucre
Ronald Vargas, the prosecutor assigned to the case, revealed that the alleged gang rape took place around 1 a.m. on Monday in Oruro after the 12-year-old went to a cultural event with her family.
The men involved allegedly forced her to consume alcohol before the sex attack.
It has not been made clear how they managed to get her away from her family and where exactly the alleged gang rape, which prosecutors say took place in a “remote location”, had taken place.
In June last year, it was reported that the baby of a 12-year-old girl raped by her grandfather in the town of Chimore in central Bolivia had died after her religious family denied her an abortion.