5 Charged in Gravesend Rape Case

On April 25, Ken Police have charged two men and three boys over the alleged rape of a

teenage girl in Gravesend.

The attack happened at a house on Salisbury Road between March 25 and April 19.

Ionette Dobre, 33 from Woolwich, faces rape charges along with two 16-year-old boys and

a 15-year-old boy from the area.

Benone in Offday, 46 from the same road, is charged with aiding and abetting the rape.

Others say several sexual offenses took place during that three-week window.

For the accused, including both men, are Romanian nationals while one 16-year-old boy is

British.

The group showed up in Medway Magistrates Court last Friday for their first hearing.

Locals are shaken by the news, especially since it involves young suspects and hits

close to home in a quiet neighborhood.

All five remain detained in some form.

The men in custody, two boys in youth detention, and the youngest under local authority care.

They head to Woolwich Crown Court on May 22 for the next step, as police wrap up their

probe into these serious claims.