Four teenagers have been arrested in New York over the alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in a playground.
Authorities say the woman was accosted by five suspects while walking with her father in Osborn Playground in Brooklyn, just after 9pm.
The attackers pointed a gun at the victim's father, ordering him to leave. All five suspects then raped the woman and fled before her father and two officers returned to the scene, according to police.
The woman was treated at Kings County Hospital and has since been released.
Charges are pending against a 14-year-old, a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said: “I am disgusted and deeply saddened by the horrific attack.
“Every New Yorker in every neighbourhood deserves to feel safe and protected, and we will not stop until the perpetrators of this disturbing attack are held accountable for their actions.”
New York Police spokesperson Stephen Davis said: "A patrol car from the 73rd Precinct was approached on the street and told about the attack by the victim's father, who directed the officers to the scene.
“The police officers immediately responded and located the victim, the suspects had already fled."
