The accused is a man whom the young american recently met on a social networking site. The accused is a man whom the young american recently met on a social networking site.

A 17-year-old US national was allegedly raped on Monday morning at a guesthouse in Gurgaon by a man whom she recently met on a social networking site, police said. The girl was taken to AIIMS. On Tuesday, hospital authorities reported the incident to Gurgaon police.

Police said the accused was a 21-year-old. He is yet to be arrested. Police said his Facebook profile said he was an African national. On Wednesday night, police pressed charges of rape and the POCSO Act against him.

Police said the victim was a school student. “She had been staying in the city for the last eight months with her mother, who works at a private company as a senior executive,” a police officer said.

“The victim recently met the man on a social networking site and they became friends. On three occasions, she went to Delhi with him,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Kumar said.

On Monday morning, the accused allegedly picked up the girl from her house at 9.30 am and took her to a guesthouse in Sector 38, Gurgaon, where he allegedly raped her, police said.

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