Two men have pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they gang raped and unlawfully imprisoned a 14-year-old girl in Melbourne. The case is significant because it involves serious allegations concerning a child, while both defendants deny all charges and the allegations have yet to be tested in court.

Police allege the girl was held prisoner and assaulted in Coburg. The hearing followed reported confrontations outside an earlier court appearance involving Mohamed Hafda’s father, although the article excerpt provides no further details on the alleged incident or future court dates.