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Police have called off
an investigation into the alleged pack rape of a teenager after deciding the
allegations were unfounded. The girl claimed to
have been raped and traumatised by five men near the McDonald's restaurant in
Newtown, Wellington, last Thursday. Detective Inspector
Gary Knowles, head of Wellington CIB, said the inquiry had spent time talking
to Newtown residents and young people. "We have spoken to
a number of people, including four youths . . . We are satisfied the
allegations are unfounded." The inquiry had
involved 25 staff and been particularly exhaustive, Mr Knowles said. The girl
had been referred to Youth Aid. Mr Knowles said
unfounded allegations were made occasionally, but the vast majority of rape
claims were truthful. "We treat all rape
complaints as genuine and investigate them all thoroughly."
Police say an alleged pack
rape in the Wellington suburb of Newtown on Sunday did not happen and have
referred the 15-year-old female complainant to Youth Aid. The girl had alleged
she had been raped by five men she had seen sitting outside a McDonald's
restaurant. "We have spoken to
a number of people, including four youths, and undertaken significant scene
inquiries," said Detective Inspector Garry Knowles, of the Wellington
CIB. "We are satisfied that the allegations as made to police are
unfounded." The investigation involved 25 police staff. |
