Rabat - Police have reacted to one of two viral videos showing rape attempts in Casablanca, saying it is an old video.
Rabat – Police have reacted to one of two viral videos showing rape attempts in Casablanca, saying it is an old video.
A statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said that the incident dates back to May 23, 2016, in Ain Shok in Casablanca.
The video shows a perpetrator attempting to rape a minor, while another person filmed.
The statement said that technical expertise revealed the video’s date.
The statement said that “the minor met the perpetrator on social media before being sexually assaulted and filmed by another person.”
DGSN added that the main perpetrator was brought before the public prosecutor’s office of the Court of Appeal in Casablanca on May 27, 2016, while the second person was presented to the judge on April 27, 2017.
The suspects were prosecuted as minors. Police said they would also arrest those who shared the videos on social media.
The police in Casablanca have opened another investigation into a sexual assault video on Sunday. The video shows a man attempting to rape a woman in Ain Sebaa, Casablanca.
An eyewitness filmed the video from an apartment near the crime scene.