Canberra: Two Indian men, accused of abducting and raping a woman in Australia, were found guilty of the crime on Monday, media reported.
Ajitpal Singh, 31, and Randhir Singh, 21, were on Monday found guilty by an Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court jury on charges of sexual assault, committing acts of indecency, unlawful confinement, and abduction, the Canberra Times reported.
The court heard that Randhir Singh and the victim had met via social media application, Tango, Sep 25, 2013.
When the victim tried to back out of the meeting after seeing another man with Randhir, Ajitpal Singh threatened her child and said he would show her husband the messages.
The woman said she pleaded with Randhir to let her go, but he ignored her and raped her in a bedroom of the 14th floor flat.
Ajitpal Singh then used the pictures to blackmail and rape her, the report said.
Defence barristers, however, said the sex had been consensual and their clients denied threatening the victim.
Prosecutors also withdrew one charge of committing an act of indecency against Ajitpal Singh during the five-day trial.
Ajitpal Singh, 31, and Randhir Singh, 21, were on Monday found guilty by an Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court jury on charges of sexual assault, committing acts of indecency, unlawful confinement, and abduction, the Canberra Times reported.
The court heard that Randhir Singh and the victim had met via social media application, Tango, Sep 25, 2013.
When the victim tried to back out of the meeting after seeing another man with Randhir, Ajitpal Singh threatened her child and said he would show her husband the messages.
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The woman said she pleaded with Randhir to let her go, but he ignored her and raped her in a bedroom of the 14th floor flat.
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Ajitpal Singh then used the pictures to blackmail and rape her, the report said.
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Defence barristers, however, said the sex had been consensual and their clients denied threatening the victim.
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Prosecutors also withdrew one charge of committing an act of indecency against Ajitpal Singh during the five-day trial.
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