In Nice, an investigation opened after attacks near the law school

• In Nice, near the Trotabas campus, a student was sexually assaulted in the street and decided to file a complaint last week.

• After posting prevention messages, the Law School Student Council learned that several people had suffered other violence around the university and in particular, in the residence hall near the campus.

• The national police have been seized and an investigation is underway.

"In four years of study here, this is the first time I've heard of such acts in this area," says Rayan Gosselet, president of the Student Office (BDE) of the Faculty of Law in Nice. Last week, he learned via social media that a student had been sexually assaulted on her way to her boyfriend's house near the Trotabas campus.

“She came from the university of letters, she went up the avenue, a man passed and grabbed her chest, continues the second-year student.

She then went to file a complaint on the advice of her boyfriend.

After taking note of this information, the BDE published several prevention messages for students on promotion groups.

"A few days later, we learned of other cases of assault, from the theft of a laptop to rape, in the Collinettes university residence, right next to the university", specifies the president of the BDE.

An ongoing investigation

Following these events, “the dean of the college took measures, indicates the student. An awareness meeting will be held on Thursday with the students and he also asked for more police patrols in this area. A request which was supported by the Université Côte d'Azur (UCA) which, once notified, "immediately contacted the national police and was informed that an investigation was underway to determine the context and the number of 'attacks,' the institution told

. At this stage of the investigation, it would concern “two victims”, indicated the public prosecutor of Nice.

"You don't have to go through this, it's not your fault, he had no right, recalls the collective NousToutes06, which fights against sexist and sexual violence, addressing the victims of these attacks. .

We are with them wholeheartedly.

Do not hesitate to call 3919 for advice and support.

To be directly redirected to a local association, their messages are opened on their Instagram and Facebook accounts.

The UCA also specifies that the gender-based and sexual violence listening unit is available to provide psychological support and support to female students.

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