Three boys and two men have been charged in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in Kent, police have confirmed. The charges follow an incident at a private property in Gravesend between 25 March and 19 April.
Ionut Dobre, 33, was charged with rape on Friday, alongside two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old, all from Gravesend. Benone Inofte, 46, was charged the same day with aiding and abetting a rape.
All five appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court in Kent on Friday and are due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court in south-east London on 22 May. Dobre and Inofte were remanded into custody, while two of the boys were remanded into youth detention and the third was released into the care of the local authority.
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