Afghan National Arrested Accused of Raping a Teenage Girl in France
French police arrested an Afghan national accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in the city of Nantes, Ouest-France news daily reported.
It is reported the accused was arrested on Thursday, June 6, after two weeks of investigation and probing by French police.
According to the girl’s statement, on June 11, after starting a conversation, the accused violently dragged her under the Willy Brandt bridge in the center of the city and ran away after raping her.
The suspect was formally charged on June 29 for the attack, which occurred in the early hours of June 11 under the Willy-Brandt bridge in the heart of the city.
Police officials told local reporters the victim was able to provide accurate details of the assailant’s clothing. According to the victim’s statement, the accused was wearing a white cape, Nike air force sneakers and cargo pants on the night of the incident.
After weeks of investigation and monitoring of CCTV films based on the provided details, police officials were able to arrest the assailant in the city of Nantes.
Police has discovered clothes from the accused man’s house which were described in the victim’s statement.
Further details have not been provided about the assailants’ identity, as he rejected the accusations during police investigations.
According to police, the accused man is an Afghan migrant who has been residing in France for the past five years.
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