Four men accused of gang-raping two young women in abandoned parking garage stairwell walk free after prosecutors drop all charges against them
- Charges were dropped for four men
- Group was accused of rape woman
Four men accused of raping two women in a stairwell have dropped their charges.
SA Police prosecutors told the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday that they would not pursue the charges.
The men were charged after two women were allegedly raped for half an hour in December last year in a stairwell of the Hotel Plaza car park in Adelaide.
Four men accused of raping two women in a stairwell have dropped their charges
The court heard that prosecutors had consulted the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, which concluded that there was “no reasonable prospect” of convictions.
Milda Jafari, 24, was one of four men charged in the alleged incident.
He told the media outside court that he was relieved that the charges against him had been dropped.
“It’s been an overwhelming few months, an overwhelming few months,” he said.
A 22-year-old man from Clearview, a 21-year-old man from Gilberton, and a 21-year-old man from Paralowie were the remaining three men.
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