American woman gang-raped in Nepal—police | Inquirer News

American woman gang-raped in Nepal—police

/ 05:19 PM June 23, 2014

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KATHMANDU — A 40-year-old American woman has been gang-raped by four Nepalese men in a hotel room in the capital Kathmandu, police said Monday.

The victim, who has been living in Nepal on a business visa since 2013, was attacked on June 14 at a hotel in the capital’s tourist hub of Thamel, a senior police officer told AFP.

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“She had spent the evening with the men and they had been drinking. They later went to a hotel where she passed out. When she woke up she realized that she had been raped,” said Senior Superintendent Hemant Bahadur Pal.

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Two of the four suspects have been arrested and deny the allegations, Pal said. If found guilty, the men would face at least 10 years in prison.

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