JEDDAH, 20 March 2008 — Police said yesterday 20 Pakistani men between the ages of 18 and 25 have been arrested on suspicion of being members of a criminal gang believed to be kidnapping youngsters, filming them being raped and then using the footage to extort money. A series of busts began with the arrest of four suspects in a getaway vehicle described by a man who was hospitalized after being attacked by four youths when he confronted them about a complaint of harassment by his son. The men were tailed and arrested. They were found in possession of an unspecified number of mobile phones that contained videos of children being sexually assaulted. The interrogation of the four men resulted in the arrests of 16 others, a police source told Arab News.
Jeddah Police Bust Crime Gang



