A 16-YEAR-OLD who was held captive in a back yard “dungeon” and repeatedly raped was rescued after she was finally able to make a whispered phone call to her sister, police in New York state said yesterday.

A 16-year-old who was held captive in a back yard “dungeon” and repeatedly raped was rescued after she was finally able to make a whispered phone call to her sister, police in New York state said today.