More than 80 men appear in South African court over gang rapes of eight women

Women protest outside the Krugersdorp, South Africa, Magistrates Court Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and armed robbery of a video production crew in the ming town, west of Johannesburg appeared in court on Monday. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in South Africa have appeared in court.

The men were arrested at an abandoned mine after the rapes and robbery near the site in the town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg.