Teenager gangraped on Facebook Live relocated to safe place

New York March 26 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl whose gangrape was streamed live on Facebook and her family have been relocated to a safe space a media report said.

After the video of the attack was published the authorities offered relocation services to the victim and her family as they started receiving threats and were being harassed the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Saturday.

On Monday five to six men allegedly gangraped a teenager and streamed the assault live on Facebook. What was more horrifying was that the 40 people who watched the video did nothing -- not even call the police.

The incident came to the police s attention on Monday night when the girl s mother approached the head of Chicago Police and registered a missing report. She said the girl disappeared on Sunday from the Lawndale neighbourhood.

The woman also showed to the Chicago Police head the screen shots of the video of the assault.

On Tuesday the girl was found and reunited with her mother. Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the girl was found by Ogden District police officers.

The police said the victim was later taken to Comer Children s Hospital.

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