Last update - 00:00 13/03/2007
Three men detained for suspected rape of 11-year-old Arad girl
By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent
Three men will be brought for an extension of remand Tuesday to Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court on suspicion of rape and accessory to rape of an 11-year-old girl in Arad.
The three suspects, all residents of unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, were detained Monday after a complaint was filed to police.
After leaving her Arad home Monday at 3:30 P.M., the girl was assaulted by an anonymous attacker, who forced her into nearby bushes and violently raped her.
After the incident, the girl returned home and told her mother she had been raped.
The mother alerted security forces, who questioned the girl and launched a search the area.
In the manhunt, conducted with the assistance of helicopters, police detained three men ages 20-30.
One of the men is suspected of rape and two of accessory to rape. All three have denied the accusations against them.