SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Real Cases: Ayia Napa Rape Case

»The 2019 Cyprus rape allegation case is a high-profile case of a reported gang rape in Cyprus. In July 2019, a 19-year old British woman on holiday in Ayia Napa reported she had been gang raped by twelve Israeli tourists. The Israeli men were subsequently arrested and investigated over the allegation by the Cyprus Police, but they were released without charge and the woman was charged for making a false allegation. In January 2020, the woman was convicted of "public mischief" in a Cypriot court and received a suspended sentence. Her conviction was overturned in 2022 by the Cypriot Supreme Court on the grounds that she had not received a fair trial. The woman has maintained that she was pressured to retract her statement, something contested by Cypriot authorities. The case triggered intense international scrutiny.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century | Geographical Index: Asian History: Israeli History | European History: English History, Cyprian History | Topical Index: Victims: Age and Gender: Female Adolescents; Types: Rape / Gang Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Ben-Atara, Ella, et al. »Taboo and dynamic framing in the media coverage of gang rape: The Ayia Napa case.« Sociological Spectrum (December 27, 2023).

II. Speaker Index