A sordid act, which immediately triggered the opening of an investigation. A 9-year-old girl was the victim of a sexual assault last Thursday in the Minguettes district, in Vénissieux, in the suburbs of Lyon (Rhône).
The child, who was walking home, was attacked while she was in the courtyard of a building. Witnesses surprised the facts, while the attacker found himself with his pants down, while his victim called for help.
Arrived on the spot, the police arrested the suspect, who would be a 34-year-old Moroccan, according to LyonMag. He had tried to flee, but was caught not far from the building where he would have committed his act, thanks to the description of the witnesses. According to a source to our colleagues, the individual could be in an irregular situation on French territory. He declared himself to be homeless and was very alcoholic.
The family protection brigade was in charge of the investigation, for the facts of attempted rape of a 15-year-old minor. The girl was taken care of by the teams of the Woman-Mother-Child hospital in Bron.