This 23-year-old man was indicted on Tuesday for “aggravated rape” after the assault on a young woman on Sunday.
A 23-year-old man was indicted for “aggravated rape” and remanded in custody on Tuesday, August 9, learned Le Figaro from a source familiar with the matter. 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.
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 come back from the bathroom, her spouse went to pick her up a few moments later.
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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.