Brit tourist, 22, ‘raped in restaurant by barman who pushed her into a side room after she went in for a meal’ in Naples
A BRITISH tourist claims she was raped by a barman who forced her into a side room at a pizzeria in Naples.
The victim, 22, said the alleged incident during her holiday in Italy was the “worst experience of my life”.
She told an Italian court this week she stopped for food and a few drinks at the venue while visiting the city in July.
The holidaymaker said she chatted to a bartender, 30, as he spoke good English, reports Il Mattino.
But she claims the waiter then pushed her into another room and raped her.
Speaking in court with the help of her Neopolitan lawyer, Lucilla Longone, she said: “If I came back here to confirm what I said during the complaint – it’s to get justice.”
The judge has now initiated an investigation – including DNA testing on biological traces found on the victim’s clothing
The barman has denied the allegation.
It comes after a British man was charged with raping a female friend of his son at a Magaluf hotel and warned he faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.
The 43-year-old’s lawyers failed to strike a plea bargain deal with state prosecutors at a court in Majorca in October.
The hearing in the island capital Palma ended with a trial date being set in February next year over the alleged sex attack in May.
The suspect, who has not been named by the police or court officials ahead of his trial, was held at Palma Airport after “packing his bags and trying to return to the UK hours afterwards.”