SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Real Cases: Bolivian Mennonite Gas-Facilitated Serial Gang-Rape Case

»The Bolivian Mennonite gas-facilitated rapes were mass serial rapes by a group of men over at least four years in the Bolivian Mennonite settlement of Manitoba Colony. At least nine male members of the colony sprayed a veterinary sedative through window screens to render whole households unconscious. They then entered homes and raped the residents, particularly women and girls (but also small children). The minimum number of known victims stands at 151. Many victims were raped on multiple occasions. The youngest victim was three years old, the oldest was 65. Multiple victims were pregnant and one delivered an extremely premature baby after going into labor following a rape. There are believed to have been both adult and child male victims as well, but none were publicly identified. The perpetrators were in some cases blood relatives of the victims, the crimes thus including incestuous abuse. There are believed to have been both adult and child male victims as well, but none were publicly identified. The perpetrators were in some cases blood relatives of the victims, the crimes thus including incestuous abuse.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: Bolivian History

III. Topical Index: Types: Circumstances: Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault; Offenders: Gang Rape

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

Representations: Literary Texts: Miriam Toews

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index