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American woman raped in Paris in public toilets: a suspect imprisoned

2022-08-09T18:02:04.395Z


This 23-year-old man was indicted on Tuesday for "aggravated rape" after the attack on Saturday of a young woman.


A 23-year-old man was indicted for "aggravated rape" and remanded in custody on Tuesday, August 9,

Le Figaro

learned from a source close to the case.

A judicial inquiry has been opened.

He is suspected of having raped a 27-year-old American woman on the night of Saturday August 6 to Sunday August 7.

The suspect, homeless, has no identity document and claims to have been born in Algeria, a police source told us.

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The facts took place shortly before 1:30 a.m. in public toilets located at the bottom of the Louis-Philippe bridge (Paris 4th).

The victim and his companion were walking on the quays of the Seine, close to the Hôtel de Ville and Notre-Dame.

The young woman went to a public toilet - yet supposed to be watched by a guard - without noticing that she was being followed by a man.

Worried that his girlfriend would not return to a bathroom, her husband went to pick her up a few moments later.

Behind the door, he then discovered that she was being raped by a stranger who had his pants down.

While he was exfiltrating his wife, passers-by blocked the bathroom door to prevent the author from fleeing, details a source familiar with the matter.

He was then arrested by the police.

Accompanied by her fiancé, the victim was transported to La Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital (Paris 13th) in stride.

Source: lefigaro

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