Witness arrests in high-profile Egypt gang rape case sends shivers through #MeToo movement


(FILES) This file photo taken on July 30, 2020 shows a general view of the five-star Fairmont Nile City hotel, where an alleged sexual assault took place in 2014, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. - A climate of fear has enveloped Egypt's resurgent #MeToo movement, as the arrest of witnesses in a high-profile gang-rape case threatens to halt the campaign against male sexual violence. A group of nine men from wealthy families are suspected of drugging and gang-raping a young woman in the luxury Cairo hotel and circulating a video of their actions. The attack allegedly took place in 2014 but the allegations only emerged online in July and a complaint was filed in early August. (Photo by Samer ABDALLAH / AFP)

CAIRO (AFP): A climate of fear has gripped Egypt's #MeToo movement as the arrests of witnesses in a high-profile rape case threaten to derail efforts to curb male sexual violence in the country.

A group of nine men from wealthy families are suspected of drugging and gang-raping a young woman in Cairo's luxury Fairmont hotel and circulating a video of the assault.

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