A 17-year-old fencing champion from the Uzbekistan team has reported that she was raped by three Federscherma athletes in Chianciano Terme, in the province of Siena. The gang rape allegedly took place between August 4 and 5 during a pre-summer retreat attended by multiple teams from various federations. The violence is being investigated by the Siena Public Prosecutor's Office, which has placed two of the three athletes involved on the register of suspects. A third is a minor and his position is under investigation by the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office. In addition, traces of alcohol and drugs were found in the girl's blood after tests. To investigators, the young woman had told them that on the night she was allegedly raped, she had had only one beer and two small drinks of hard liquor. There is therefore speculation that the young woman may have been drugged without her consent. The three athletes have pleaded not guilty.
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