17 women were arrested at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general said some of them were subject to ` ` virginity . '' He says it was done so that they would n't claim later they had been raped . Amr Imam said 17 women had been arrested but denied allegations of torture or `` virginity tests . '' One woman allegedly arrested had said , ` ` They want to teach us a lesson ''
17 women were arrested at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general said some of them were subject to ` ` virginity . '' He says it was done so that they would n't claim later they had been raped . One woman allegedly arrested had said , ` ` They want to teach us a lesson ''