Three additional suspects arrested and charged in Siem Reap gang rape case; total involved now rising to 14 teenagers

The Siem Reap provincial court, which has charged 14 suspects for an alleged gang rape. The father of the victim has been charged with assaulting one of the suspects. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Three additional suspects have been placed in pre-trial detention for the alleged multiple gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Siem Reap province last month. Their confinement brings the total number of detainees in the case to eight.

The three suspects, aged 15-17, were charged with aggravated rape on Tuesday (May 7), according to a May 8 statement by the Siem Reap provincial court.