An Argentinian teenager was gang-raped and had her eyes gouged by her sister, which was done under a local pastor's order to perform an exorcism ritual, the rapists say.
The 16-year-old victim was struggling for her life when she was rushed to the hospital after going through the brutal ordeal. Her family told authorities that they performed the exorcism because they believed that the girl was possessed by the devil. The victim was pinned down by her sister, who then took her eyes out, according to the Daily Mail.
The terrifying ritual was performed in General Pinedo, a town in the province of Chaco located in the northern part of Argentina. Local police arrested the older sister of the victim for pioneering the ritual.
The sister said that the girl was having hallucinations and visions, so they did the cruel exorcism, knowing that pain terrifies demons and the act would drive the demon out of the girl's body. Officers are also in the process of arresting a group of men who allegedly took part in raping the teenager, The Mirror reported.
Police Commissioner Pablo Almiron said that the parents also believed that there is a devil present in the girl's body. The parents said that the teenager was seeing animals like goats that were not real. They sought the help from a local evangelic center and asked a pastor to "cure her."
"It is the first time in 22 years of my career in the police to have an event of this nature," Almiron said. "The prosecutor has also said that it is the first time in his life. It is very difficult to explain that something like this could happen to a teenager."
Aside from losing both her eyes, the teenager suffered injuries around her genital area. The victim is now recovering from the terrifying ritual in the intensive care unit of the Perrando de Resistencia hospital, according to The International Business Times.
