A 13-year-old boy took part in a gang rape with six other older men which was filmed on a mobile phone, a court has been told.
The victim, a 20-year-old woman, had been visiting friends before walking through a subway on her way home.
It is believed that here she met one of the defendants, Mihaita Palie.
The 33-year-old man was one of seven who allegedly carried out the sex attack at a house in Southampton, Hampshire.
Southampton
Crown Court heard that the woman went back to the house with Palie and
entered two bedrooms - one of which had two double beds and a sofa bed.
She
was then subjected to a horrifying four hour ordeal which was filmed by
one of the defendants on his mobile phone, the jury was told
Simon Foster, prosecuting, said: "In this room were these defendants
and they subsequently subjected her to rape and other sexual abuse as
described in the indictment."
Judge Peter Ralls QC heard that the
woman then made her way to a telephone box to call police in the early
hours of the morning on January 16.
Mr Foster added: "She
telephoned the police. They came and found her. She told them about the
address in which she had spent a few hours.
"The defendants were arrested and she later gave a three hour account in interview."
Palie,
33, Nicut, 20, Octavian Militaru, 37, Ion Matei, 41, Nicolae Ghinea,
21, Radu-Florin Panciuc, 21, and a 13-year-old boy face a four week
trial.
Palie is charged with rape and attempted rape, Nicut is
accused of two counts of rape and one of causing a person to engage in
sexual activity without consent.
Militariu faces two counts of rape, and the others face one charge each of rape.
They have denied all the charges. The case continues.
(Daily Mirror)
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