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Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage laborers from one of India’s most marginalized communities, was allegedly sexually abused by one of her neighbors in the village where she lived.
Her alleged abuser filmed it and police are investigating whether he used the images to blackmail and manipulate the girl into being raped and sexually abused by dozens of other men and boys over the next five years.
Police say the allegations only came to light after the girl, now 18, spoke to a counselor visiting her college in Kerala state and detailed the years of horrific abuse.
A total of 58 men and boys have been arrested and accused of the sexual assault, rape and gang rape of the girl. Another two men wanted in connection with the case have fled the country, Kerala Police Deputy Inspector General Ajeetha Begum told CNN.
Among the accused are her schoolmates, her relatives, her neighbors – men from all corners of her life, ranging from minors to men in their mid-40s, according to case documents reviewed by CNN and interviews with local police.
Charges have not yet been filed and the 58 men remain in detention. None of the accused has spoken publicly about the allegations. Under Indian rape laws, the girl has not been identified.
Violence against women is rampant in India due to entrenched sexism and patriarchy, despite laws being amended to include more severe punishments for abusers.
In August the rape and murder of a trainee medic in the eastern city of Kolkata sparked a nationwide doctors’ strike that brought tens of thousands into the streets to demand change.

五年前,一名 13 岁女孩据称遭到她所住村庄的一名邻居的性虐待。她的母亲是印度最边缘化社区之一的贫困雇佣劳动者。
据称,虐待者拍摄了整个过程,警方正在调查他是否利用这些照片来勒索和操纵女孩,使她在接下来的五年里被数十名其他男人和男孩强奸和性虐待。
警方表示,直到这名现年 18 岁的女孩与喀拉拉邦大学的一名辅导员交谈并详细描述了多年来遭受的可怕虐待后,这些指控才被曝光。

共有 58 名男子和男孩被捕,他们被指控对女孩进行性侵犯、强奸和轮奸。喀拉拉邦警察局副局长 Ajeetha Begum 告诉 CNN,另外两名与此案有关的男子已逃离该国。
根据美国有线电视新闻网 (CNN) 查阅的案件文件和当地警方的采访,被告中有她的同学、亲戚、邻居,都是来自她生活各个角落的男性,从未成年人到 40 多岁的中年男子都有。

尚未提出指控,58 名男子仍被拘留。没有一名被告公开谈论这些指控。根据印度强奸法,女孩的身份尚未确定。     尽管印度法律已作出修正,对施虐者 施以更严厉的惩罚, 但由于根深蒂固的性别歧视和父权制,印度针对妇女的暴力行为依然猖獗。
8 月份,东部城市加尔各答一名实习医生被强奸并杀害,引发了全国范围的医生罢工,数万人走上街头要求变革。