Inquiry into rape of students

Birmingham - A head teacher yesterday started an inquiry after two 15-year-old girl pupils were raped during a school skiing …

Birmingham - A head teacher yesterday started an inquiry after two 15-year-old girl pupils were raped during a school skiing holiday.

A spokesman for the Birmingham school, which cannot be named for legal reasons, said the head was making inquiries into events during the half-term break in the Californian resort of Mammoth Lakes.

The victims were allegedly lured to a party, plied with alcohol and drugs and then attacked, Californian police said. Two US teenagers were arrested and charged with the assaults.

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