Saudi jails three for filming rape with mobiles

A Saudi court has sent three men to prison for orchestrating and filming the rape of a teenage girl in a case that has shocked the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, reports Reuters.

Two Saudis filmed a Nigerian man sexually assaulting the 17-year-old girl using mobile telephones equipped with cameras, local newspapers said on Friday.

They distributed the video via the telephones, and were caught by the police.

The dailies said the court handed down jail terms of between two and 12 years to the men as well as sentencing them to up to 1,200 lashes. The men can appeal.

Related:

-- Related articles on Saudi Arabia and camera phones

-- Pictures of alleged gang rape circulate (UK)

-- Ignominy (UK)

-- Camera phone cited in rape allegation (USA)

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