Five students arrested for gang raping 16-year-old girl as a ‘birthday treat’

Florida, USA: Five high school students have been accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl as a part of a sick 'birthday treat'.

The men were arrested after the girl told police that they had taken her to woods near their school in Winter Springs,Florida, and raped her.

She claims she was walking with 18-year-old Torreano Batton to a McDonald's nearby when he led her into the woods.

It is alleged that there, two boys raped her, and afterwards as she walked back to the school the entire group continued the assault.

It is understood that the girl filmed a portion of the attack on her mobile phone, and has showed police some of the footage.

In it, several men are circling her and asking for her to perform sex acts on them while she says 'no'.

It is claimed the footage shows the men asking the girl to perform a sex act on one boy in particular, because it is his 17th birthday.

Batton has not been charged, but will appear in court today.

Two of the students are being prosecuted as adults, while three others will go to juvenile court.

They are all aged between 16 and 17.

Three of the students have claimed to police investigating that it was consensual sex, and two denied taking part at all.

Batton has denied he was involved.