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British woman 'raped by French police officer' while drunk and handcuffed in van near Marseille
A 37-year-old British tourist alleges rape by a police officer abusing authority during custody; the officer is charged and remains in custody, with the case under specialist investigation.
- A British tourist accused a French police officer of raping her while handcuffed in his police vehicle after being detained and taken from Aubagne to La Ciotat, filing a complaint on September 10.
- Earlier this month she was detained for what sources described as 'obvious drunkenness' and picked up by three police officers from a street in Aubagne or La Ciotat, then placed in a patrol van used to transport detainees.
- During transport to La Ciotat, the woman alleges that the suspect officer sat beside her, forcibly kissed and penetrated her while she was handcuffed and unable to resist, and her cries alerted a nearby night crime patrol.
- Marseille public prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said the principal suspect, a police officer in his 50s, has been charged with rape and placed in pre-trial detention, while a second officer faces charges and is under judicial supervision.
- Support groups say the victim is assisted by a charity, while officers deny misconduct, claiming CCTV footage has been misconstrued amid national attention on violence against women in the past year.
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A British tourist filed a complaint at the La Ciotat police station denouncing rape, accusing a police officer.
French cop 'raped drunk Brit woman while she was handcuffed' - The Mirror
The 37-year-old British woman is said to have been arrested by three French police officers for public drunkenness before one allegedly assaulted her while she was handcuffed in Aubagne, France
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