Three teenagers among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Kent

Two men and three teenage boys have been charged following the alleged rape of a girl in Kent.

Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday that a teenage girl had been raped at a private property in Gravesend between March 25 and April 19.

Two men and three teenage boys were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, police said Friday night.

Ionut Dobre, 33, of Cleanthus Road, Woolwich, was charged with rape on Friday, along with two 16-year-old boys from Gravesend and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Benone Inofte, 46, of Salisbury Road, Gravesend, was also charged with aiding and abetting rape on Friday.

They appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday and will next appear at Woolwich Crown Court on May 22.

Both people were detained.

Kent Police said two of the boys were taken into youth custody while the third was released into the custody of the local authority.