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. One of the men admitted to the crime during the video itself. Witnesses also stated that later in another video they made, the woman denied she was raped.Man in Sweden 'live-streamed gang rape on Facebook'
''The Local Se'', January 22, 2017. Accessed November 26, 2022 The incident was stopped when viewers of the Facebook Live feed realised what was happening and phoned the police, who entered the apartment and interrupted the crime as it was still in progress. '' The Local'', an English language news website, reported that "the alleged crime took place in an apartment in the city of Uppsala early on Sunday morning. The victim was reportedly close to unconscious." The BBC reports that "Josefine Lundgren, 21, called the police when she saw the video. Speaking to Swedish tabloid ''

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'', she said she saw one of the men tear the woman's clothes off and lie on top of her. She also said one of the men had a gun."BBC – News – Europe – Facebook Live 'broadcasts gang rape' of woman in Sweden
BBC News (2017-01-23). Retrieved on 2017-01-23. The ''Expressen'' online newspaper went on to say that "Police are investigating a case of suspected sexual abuse against a woman who was filmed and sent out live on Facebook on Sunday morning."Expressen – Misstänkt våldtäkt sändes på Facebook
Expressen (2017-01-22). Retrieved on 2017-01-23. Two Afghan immigrants, one 18 and one 20 years old, were arrested, and a 24-year-old Swedish citizen was held for failing to report the crime; under Swedish law, their identities could not be released at the time. The younger Afghan was sentenced to a year in prison for rape and the other was sentenced for 28 months. The accused Swedish citizen was jailed for 6 months on charges of not reporting rape and gross defamation. The judge stated that even if the woman had agreed to sex as they claimed, she was in a vulnerable position and hence they would be held guilty of rape. They were also told to pay 330,000 kronor to the victim as compensation.'Facebook rape video' trio sentenced to prison
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