Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus

The woman told police she was sexually assaulted and raped by the five men in September 2023.

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Famagusta criminal court cleared the five defendants of two counts of rape, one count of sexual abuse, one count of forced sexual intercourse, one count of sexual harassment, and one count of abduction.

She told police she had been sexually assaulted and raped by five Israeli nationals in September 2023. The five defendants were Israeli men between the ages of 19 and 20 who come from the town of Majd al-Krum.

The trial began in October 2023 at Famagusta criminal court, just north of Ayia Napa, where the British woman reported the attack happened.

They denied all charges.

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