A boy who says he was molested and filmed looks across a field where he says many children, including him, were abused and raped in a story that has shocked Pakistan.
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
A boy who says he was molested and filmed looks across a field where he says many children, including him, were abused and raped in a story that has shocked Pakistan.
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Police say a gang of 20 to 25 people abused and filmed children between 2009 and 2014 in the village of Hussain Khan Wala in the Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab Province.
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
Police say a gang of 20 to 25 people abused and filmed children between 2009 and 2014 in the village of Hussain Khan Wala in the Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab Province.
Javed Iqbal
Villagers peer into a well in the house where some children were allegedly drugged, raped and filmed. Locals told CNN this well was where children were hung naked upside down.
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
Villagers peer into a well in the house where some children were allegedly drugged, raped and filmed. Locals told CNN this well was where children were hung naked upside down.
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Local media has played a strong role in bringing this story to the public eye. Satellite vans line the high street as journalists scramble to get the latest information regarding the scandal.
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
Local media has played a strong role in bringing this story to the public eye. Satellite vans line the high street as journalists scramble to get the latest information regarding the scandal.
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The mother of one of the suspects protests her family's innocence as angry villagers look on.
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
The mother of one of the suspects protests her family's innocence as angry villagers look on.
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"My heart sank when I saw my son in the video," the mother of one victim said. "Everyone in the village knew what was happening but we were too scared to do anything."
Hundreds of children caught in paedophile ring —
"My heart sank when I saw my son in the video," the mother of one victim said. "Everyone in the village knew what was happening but we were too scared to do anything."
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