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Rape is rape: media’s role in reporting the alleged gang rape of a school girl

11 November 2010

On Thursday 4th November 2010 an 8th grade girl was allegedly gang raped by three schoolboys on the high school’s premises. The incident was allegedly filmed by students using mobile phones.

Numerous aspects of how this story has been reported have given Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) cause for concern.

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