Teens to appear in Montreal court this week in alleged gang rape of girl, 13

MONTREAL — Three teens are set to appear in a Montreal courtroom later this week in the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl last month.

In total, five teens aged between 13 and 16 — one girl and four boys — were arrested last Thursday.

Three of them — the girl and two boys — were arraigned a day later and ordered detained until a bail hearing this Wednesday.

A Crown spokesman says the three were charged with gang sexual assault; armed sexual assault; unlawful confinement; and production, possession and distribution of child pornography.

One of the two other teens is to be charged Thursday with similar offences, while the fifth adolescent has yet to be charged.

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Initially, Montreal police had given out a slightly different list of charges and had said a court appearance was expected Monday.

Const. Andree-Anne Picard says the alleged attack occurred in an apartment on March 24.

They say they were informed on March 30 about the alleged assault.

Police say the teens all knew each other and were attending a party together.

Cogeco Nouvelles reported the teens filmed the scenes and then shared them on WhatsApp and Snapchat.

The station says it was the alleged victim’s older brother who saw the images and recognized his sister before alerting their father.

Picard says investigators don’t have reason to believe there are other alleged victims.

(Cogeco Nouvelles)

The Canadian Press