Two men have been arrested in Paris on suspicion of gang-raping a Mexican tourist near the Eiffel Tower early Thursday morning (July 27), prosecutors announced Friday.
“Two individuals were arrested” on Thursday “in the framework of an investigation for gang rape” for acts “committed to the detriment of a woman, a tourist, of Mexican origin” in the Champ de Mars, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. “The investigation continues,” she said.
According to the newspaper Le Parisien, The 27-year-old girl who was not identified was the victim of a group of five men, so three others would still be looking for. The prosecution did not confirm this information.
“The victim, obviously very concussed, was hospitalized,” a police source said. “She would have been drunk,” adds another source familiar with the matter.
The predators would have a modus operandi, in which they locate young women in a vulnerable state. It is also part of the modus operandi of these predators. They locate vulnerable young women, tourists on the move who don’t speak the language, a bit lost. They often make them drink.
The Champ de Mars is a long wooded esplanade that is to one side of the Eiffel Tower. While many city parks close overnight, the Campo de Marte can be accessed at any time. The alleged assault increased pressure on the mayoress of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to close the esplanade overnight for security reasons.
“How many sexual assaults and rapes does Anne Hidalgo expect (to have) before agreeing to close the Champ de Mars at night so that Parisians and tourists are safe?” Rachida Dati, local leader of the X, reacted on the social network. conservative party Los Republicanos (opposition) and mayoress of the VII district of the capital, where the Eiffel Tower is located.
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