A group of teenage boys has been arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape and blackmail of a female Austrian school teacher.
The teacher, 29, is said to be Last year raped by three young men 'for a few hours' on two separate dates last year, prosecutors told the local Kronen Zeitung newspaper.
The alleged victim is supposed to have entered into an 'intimate relationship' with one of the accused, 17 years ago, about a year ago.
She became pregnant by the teenager, who was her former student, and claims that he put her under pressure to have an abortion, the persecution claimed.
Reporting recordings were reportedly made of the sexual encounters of the couple, the teacher claims to have been used by the young people to blackmail her to buy and use drugs, the newspapers reports.
The woman was then reportedly led by members of the group. Her Vienna apartment was also set on fire, according to reports.
A total of seven young men between the ages of 14 and 17 are investigated on suspicion of rape, extortion and arson. Five of them are currently in custody.
The teenagers violently deny the accusations of rape.
A group of teenage boys are being investigated in connection with the alleged gang of a 29-year-old female Austrian school teacher A total of seven young men between the ages of 14 and 17, are being investigated on suspicion of rape, extortion and arson. The teenagers fiercely deny the rape adjustments (file photo of the Landesgericht Fuer Penal Sachen Wien Courthouse in Vienna)
The teacher remained silent for almost a year about the alleged attack because she was ashamed and feared to lose her educational assignment, the newspaper reports.
The teenagers have largely exercised their rights to remain silent during interrogation or legal proceedings.
Public prosecutors say that a teenager has admitted to the drug agreements, but denied having knowledge of another misconduct.
Another claimed that the sexual intercourse was 'voluntary' and confessed that he photographed the ATM of the alleged victim, the newspaper reports.
Officials say that the suspects are an Iraqi, a Romanian and two Afghan subjects, as well as two Austrian teenagers.
The Freedom Party of Austria (FPö) gave a serious reaction to the alleged attack, which suggests that Vienna has become a hotspot for asylum seekers and an unsafe place for women.
“Vienna is increasingly becoming a no-go zone for women because of such an imported violence,” the party told hot in a statement.
'We finally need difficult consequences: deportation of criminal foreigners and an end to asylum madness! The FPö requires a full examination, maximum fines for the perpetrators and ultimately the safety for our citizens! '
