An Egyptian man accused of beating and raping a 17-year-old girl has been arrested days after social media uproar. An arrest warrant has also reportedly been issued for the young girl’s arrest on charges of violating public morals through her social media posts, and also to conduct an investigation regarding her rape claims. Menna Abdelaziz posted a video late last week where she alleged Mazen Ibrahem and three other girls beat her and raped her. The video, along with another that allegedly showed Menna being slapped in the face, and reports of the rape quickly went viral, with social media users calling for justice and for Mazen to be punished. On Monday, Egyptian local news outlet El Watan reported that Mazen was arrested in connection with the allegations of rape. Following Menna’s release of the video, Mazen started posting intimate photographs of Menna, apparently shaming her for her choice of dress and saying he would not rape her. “How could I rape her?” he commented on one now-deleted photo on Facebook that showed Menna sitting on Mazen’s lap. Moreover, in a number of Instagram stories that have also since been…
Egyptian Authorities Investigate ‘Rape Allegations’ of Underage Female TikTok User
May 25, 2020
