Malaysian athletes charged with rape

The players, aged 18 to 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping the 20-year-old woman in an athletes' dormitory room July 4 during the 2013 Malaysia Games.

Written by Indo-Asian News Service
Updated: July 11, 2013 11:52 pm IST

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Kuala Lumpur:

Three young Malaysian handball players were charged Thursday for allegedly raping a team official during the recent national games.

The players, aged 18 to 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping the 20-year-old woman in an athletes' dormitory room July 4 during the 2013 Malaysia Games.

The games involves the country's top athletes under 21 years old. They face up to 20 years behind bars and whipping if convicted.

Local media reported that the victim had a drink with the suspects before the incident.

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