Police probe gangrape streamed on Facebook

Chicago police questioned several individuals on Wednesday who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl and broadcast the assault on Facebook Live.

The victim was a 15-year-old girl who went missing on Sunday in the crime-plagued city in the US Midwest. She was found on Tuesday and taken to a children’s hospital for treatment.

It was the latest in a series of troubling incidents in which violent acts have been streamed live on Facebook, including two fatal shootings and the kidnapping and torture of a disabled 18-year-old.

Authorities said on Wednesday they were investigating the incident as a criminal sexual assault.

The video was taken down. later