Under Pressure, Police Assign New Investigator to Head Gang Rape Case05/30/2016 - 10h21AdvertisingFROM RIOOn Sunday (29), Rio's Civil Police announced that Cristiana Bento, head of the DCAV (Police Division for Child and Adolescent Victims), will lead the investigation in the case of the gang rape of a 16 year old girl in Rio. "The officer asked if the 16 year old girl, a girl who is a victim of gang rape, had a habit of engaging in group sex parties." The adolescent's lawyer, Eloisa Samy, alleged that Thiers approached the case with machismo and misogyny, treating rape as a minor offense. The victim was raped in the early morning hours of May 21st, in the São José Operário slum complex located in Rio's west zone. The investigation began after a video of the girl, naked and unconscious, appeared on social media on Tuesday (24).

Source: Folha de S.Paulo May 30, 2016 13:30 UTC