Three young men, aged 28, 24 and 20 respectively, are accused of the sexual exploitation of two girls, one of them a minor, and risk up to 20 years in prison or life. The case was sent to court, IPN reports.

The 15-year-old minor girl was recruited and accommodated at the home of one of the perpetrators, in the center of the country, where she was subjected to degrading treatment, being filmed by them. According to the indictment, the victim was stripped naked, her clothes being burned, and forced to dance, being covered only with a curtain. She was forced to consume alcoholic beverages and was hit with the palms, fists, a metal pipe and other objects. Subsequently, she had her hair and eyebrows cut chaotically. In addition to sexual violence, she was burned with the use of a lighter and a deodorant, according to a press release from the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The other sexually abused girl is 21 years old. The acts were committed on a series of days this year.

During the criminal investigation, the defendants were in pre-trial detention.