Charges against more than a dozen men accused of gang rape in South Africa were dropped, sparking outrage from activists who criticized potential police failures.
Charges against more than a dozen men accused of gang rape in South Africa were dropped on Thursday, sparking outrage from activists who criticized potential police failures. The incident occurred in late July, when 14 men allegedly robbed and raped eight women who were filming a music video at an abandoned mine in Krugersdorp, nearby Johannesburg.
The attack shocked the region, and incited a mob against the men, who were believed to be illegal miners. Protesters lobbed machetes, golf clubs and hammers at the alleged rapists, and personally apprehended men at a makeshift camp outside the mine, handing them over to the police.
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