Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jun 1, 2016 / 15:18 pm
The reported gang rape of a 16-year-old girl by more than 30 men in Rio de Janeiro has sparked protests in the country – and condemnation by an official of the local archdiocese who met with the victim, and who called it "a brutal, inhuman act."
On May 21, the girl went to her boyfriend's house and says she woke up the next day, drugged and naked, in another house, surrounded by some 30 men with weapons.
A brief video of the gang rape was shared on social media, and was met with some misogynistic comments blaming the victim.
Maria Christina de Sá is an official of the youth ministry office of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, who met with the girl and her family in a private encounter.