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Three men appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning on charges connected with the gang rape of a MereMere woman.

The men are charged with sexual violation, kidnapping, burglary and willful damage.

The Crown alleges the men commited the offences after breaking into the woman's north Waikato home and attacking her yesterday morning.

According to police, one man is a local and the other two are visitors to the area.

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