Buenos Aires: Ten police officers were arrested on Friday in the southern Argentine province of Chubut on charges of raping a 16-year-old boy, authorities said.
The arrests of the officers followed an extensive investigation spurred by a complaint from the mother of the victim.
The purported rape occurred on Wednesday, when the teen was held for several hours after a street altercation with a female.
"It is an aberrant event that is being investigated by prosecutor Maria Tolomei," provincial Attorney General Jorge Miquelarena told the official Telam news agency.
The arrests of the officers followed an extensive investigation spurred by a complaint from the mother of the victim.
The purported rape occurred on Wednesday, when the teen was held for several hours after a street altercation with a female.
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