Four men with links to Fiji have appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court in Australia for allegedly being part of gang rape in Canberra.
It is alleged that Josefa Masivesi, Saimoni Vunilagi, Isimeli Vatanitawake and Ratu Jone Pio Macanawai raped a woman who they met at Mooseheads nightclub.
Police say the woman feared that she would be killed or knocked unconscious if she did not let the men attack her.
The repeated assaults allegedly took place over a period of more than four hours.
The court was told that Masivesi, Vunilagi, Vatanitawake and Macanawai were together at Mooseheads nightclub in Canberra at about 4.30am on November 3rd last year when the woman started speaking to Masivesi.
According to documents submitted in court, the woman was drunk, and hugged Vunilagi, Vatanitawake and Macanawai who kissed her before she turned away.
A few minutes later, she kissed Macanawai but held her dress down as he allegedly tried to pull it up.
The court was told that the men left Mooseheads nightclub at about 5am after Vunilagi was escorted out by security guards.
The woman joined all the men in a taxi after Vunilagi is alleged to have held her wrist.
When the group arrived at Masivesi's house, Masivesi, Vunilagi, Vatanitawake and Macanawai allegedly assaulted and raped the woman.
The court documents said the woman decided she would sooner go through it and get out alive.
The court was told that music was turned up in the house's lounge room to cover the sound.
According to the documents, the woman had asked Vunilagi, how would he feel if it was his own sisters or his own daughters.
She eventually escaped the house and reported the incident to police the same day.
The four men were later arrested.
Masivesi, Vunilagi, Vatanitawake and Macanawai are expected to appear in court again on February 10th.
[Source:The Canberra Times]
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