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Two men and three teenage boys have been charged following the alleged rape of a girl in Kent.
Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday that a teenage girl had been raped at a private property in Gravesend between March 25 and April 19.
Two men and three teenage boys were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, the force said on Friday night.
Ionut Dobre, 33, of Cleanthus Road, Woolwich, was charged with rape on Friday, alongside two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons – all from Gravesend.
open image in gallery Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday ( PA )
Benone Inofte, 46, of Salisbury Road, Gravesend, was also charged on Friday with aiding and abetting a rape.
They appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday and will next appear at Woolwich Crown Court on May 22.
Both men were remanded into custody.
Two of the boys were remanded into youth detention, and the third was released into the care of the local authority, Kent Police said.