The events took place at a bus stop on the night of January 25 to 26. The suspect, a 36-year-old Algerian already known to the courts, was placed in pre-trial detention.
Sofiane G. was indicted on Wednesday April 10 for “rape committed against a vulnerable person, theft, fraud and attempted fraud” In 2023, the Paris police headquarters recorded 93 rapes committed on public roads and similar places (woods, public gardens, etc.), compared to 92 in 2022. The young woman, who was leaving the “Café Oz Châtelet’s” bar, was only wearing a t-shirt and a coat. She had red marks on her forearms. Video surveillance, which recorded the entire scene, showed the young woman being attacked at aBus stop as she was returning home. The victim was then brutally undressed and then raped on the sidewalk. She was found by a group of people at 45 rue de Rivoli.