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Disappearance of Léana: an 18-year-old man remanded in custody

5/2/2023, 7:15:17 PM


Léana had disappeared for almost two weeks on April 14. She was found in a Bordeaux hotel where she was allegedly forced into prostitution.

A new element in the Léana case.

An 18-year-old man was placed in pre-trial detention last Saturday for "

aggravated pimping ",

Le Figaro

learned

from the Bordeaux prosecutor's office.

He is accused of having prostituted the teenager in a Bordeaux hotel.

The individual was arrested last Thursday by the police when he came to collect the deposit from the room in which Léana allegedly made passes.

He should be tried on June 28 before the 7th chamber of the criminal court.

Neighborhood in which Léana was found.

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The teenager had left her family home in Draveil (Essonne) on April 14 to join the suspect, after learning that her father wanted to place her in a home.

"

The girl left to join the man she is in love with who ultimately prostituted her on his behalf

," says a police source.

A link with the suspect formally denied by the mother of Léana in

Figaro.

Once in the presence of the victim, the man created an advertisement with photos of the teenager indicating that she was 20 years old.

Consulted by

Le Figaro

, the comments under the advertisement, which would have been written by customers, spoke of "

managers hidden in the bathroom who supervise

" and of a "

girl at an age that is certainly not legal for this activity

".

Léana was located thanks to the coordinated work of the police and an investigator from the Assistance association for missing persons (ARPD).

A criminal investigation has been entrusted to the departmental security (SD) of the DDSP 33, announced the public prosecutor.