THE SAUDI Justice Ministry has announced that a girl gang-raped by seven men and then sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes for adultery had confessed to cheating on her husband.

The Saudi Justice Ministry announced that a girl who was gang raped by seven men and then sentenced to six months prison and 200 lashes for adultery had confessed to cheating on her husband, in its latest response to the negative international reaction to the incident.