The victim of a sexual assault captured in a video posted on Facebook spoke out Friday as police arrested and charged a second woman in connection with the case.

Speaking in French, the 21-year-old woman — who cannot be identified — said that several women broke into her apartment, drugged her, and threatened her with a knife.

The women then ripped her clothes off and sexually assaulted her with various objects, the victim said. Some of them took videos and photos, she told CBC Ottawa.

None of her allegations have been proven in court.

2nd suspect arrested

The 21-year-old woman decided to tell her story the day after police arrested a 32-year-old woman whose name is also protected under a publication ban.

The suspect was arrested after showing up at Ottawa police headquarters on Thursday night for questioning. She has been charged with assault, sexual assault, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and intimidation through violence.

Earlier, Eunice Ilunga, 40, was arrested by police in the case. She is charged with eight offences, including kidnapping, assault with a weapon, sexual assault, theft under $5,000, mischief and uttering death threats.

Crown prosecutors say Eunice Ilunga, 44, the so called "ring leader" continually lied during her testimony about her role in the sexual assault, and kidnapping of another women. The crown says Ilunga was seeking revenge because her alleged victim had an intimate relationship with her boyfriend. (Facebook)

As police continue the search for multiple other suspects, the Congolese community has been rallying around the 21-year-old victim.

"She didn't deserve what happened to her, no matter what issue they had," said Yvette Yende-Ashiri, vice-president of the Congolese Community of Canada's Ottawa-Gatineau chapter.

"It really disturbed the whole community because we are fighting to end sexual, gender-based violence in our native country. ... And seeing that other women in the community here in Ottawa are doing such things, it's very shocking because we have never seen that before."

The video shows the 21-year-old in a bathroom being interrogated by another woman who accuses her of having sex with her boyfriend.

The video then shows the 21-year-old being pinned down by several women and sexually assaulted with various objects. The attackers speak in Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in both Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville.

CBC Ottawa reporters have seen parts of the video, as have police, who were contacted by people in the Congolese community and urged to investigate.

At one point, the video shows a man who also appeared to be involved.

Delete video, lawyer urges

The lawyer for the victim's family, Daniel Kabemba, urged anyone with a copy of the disturbing video to delete it.

Daniel Kabemba, the lawyer for the family of the 21-year-old woman whose alleged sexual assault was captured on video and posted on social media, is urging anyone with the images to delete them. (CBC Ottawa) "What we need is to try to protect the reputation of the victim as much as possible, regardless of what has been done by the authors of these atrocities," said Kabemba.

"We are facing a woman who has been humiliated — I can say tortured — by a group of women," he added. "Regardless of what is the motivation behind this, the acts, the conduct of these ladies is unacceptable, really unacceptable."

'We really want justice to be done'

Yende-Ashiri said a Facebook page has been created to house messages of support for the woman. There had been plans for a gathering in Ottawa as a show of solidarity, but the victim requested through her lawyer that it be cancelled.

Instead, community members are being encouraged show support for the woman by attending Ilunga's next court appearance on July 16.

"In our community this is something really shocking for all of us," said Yende-Ashiri. "We really want justice to be done for the sake of the victim."

Sexual assault counsellor Henriette Yakibonge said the victim of the sexual assault is not eating or sleeping. (CBC Ottawa)

Police are searching for multiple other suspects.

Henriette Yakibonge, an Ottawa sexual assault counsellor, said she's been in touch with the 21-year-old's mother and that the alleged attackers are known to the victim.

"The victim is not OK. She's not eating, she's not sleeping, she's crying all the time," said Yakibonge.

"Her mother is very angry; the people who did that to her are friends of hers."