A 27-year-old American woman was raped in a public toilet in Paris (4th arrondissement) on the night of Saturday August 6 to Sunday August 7,
Le Figaro
learned , confirming information from the
Actu 17
site .
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The facts took place around 1:30 a.m.
A friend of the victim, surprised not to see her come back from the toilets, went to get her.
Behind the door, he then discovered that she was being raped by a stranger who had his pants down.
The attacker tried to flee but was caught by security guards and then arrested by police on the Louis-Philippe bridge, a stone's throw from the Hôtel de Ville and Notre-Dame, detail our colleagues.
An investigation for "
rape by drunken person
" has been opened, confirms the Paris prosecutor's office to
Le Figaro
.
“
A 23-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody.
The measure is still in progress
, ”continues the prosecution.
The investigations were entrusted to the 1st judicial police district (1st DPJ).
The suspect would be a homeless man born in Algeria, according to
Actu 17
.
The Paris prosecutor's office did not wish to confirm this information.
