Three Australian men accused of gang-raping a teenage backpacker in Croatia have reportedly been allowed to return home after pleading guilty to the charges.
The men, one aged 21 and two aged 23, had not been allowed to leave Croatia since last   July after they were charged with raping the 17-year-old Norwegian girl in the toilet of a nightclub. 
But the men have been allowed to return to Australia under a plea deal whereby they admitted the charges and paid the teen's family about $30,500 in total in exchange for a suspended jail sentence, News Corp reported.
The trio reportedly left Croatia after the deal was made public and were due to arrive in Australia yesterday.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and the mens' lawyer in Croatia, Jadran Franceshci, have been contacted for comment.
In court, it was alleged that the men had been drinking at a bar in Split, a city on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, about 1.30am on   July 16 when one dragged the teenl into the toilet.
The other two men allegedly joined in the attack before the teen escaped and told police.
Two of the men reportedly claimed that the sexual contact was voluntary, while the third denied having had any contact with the teen.
The State Attorney's Office had called for the men to be kept in jail after the charges were first brought against them, but a judge of the Split County Court ruled that they could remain free in Croatia after their passports were seized.
The men were facing a jail sentence of 15 years before the deal was reached.
The court issued them with a one-year jail sentence, which was reduced to a five-year good behaviour bond after they each agreed to pay the teen's family about $10,200.
The bond is enforceable across Europe, but not in Australia.
Their identity of the men and where they live in Australia have not been released.