- The suspect has committed in recent weeks a series of attacks in Bordeaux, Talence and Le Bouscat.
- According to the Bordeaux public prosecutor's office, he "came behind the victims and put his hand over their mouths" before attacking them.
- A judicial investigation was opened against him, and he was placed in pre-trial detention.
Nine acts of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault have so far been held against him, as well as rape. A 37-year-old Italian national was arrested Thursday, February 13 at 6:35 p.m. in Bordeaux, for a series of assaults committed in Bordeaux, Talence and Le Bouscat, between January 15 and February 7, he said. we learned this Monday.
Contacted by 20 Minutes , the prosecution of Bordeaux, which opened Friday, February 14, judicial information of the counts of rape and sexual assault, indicates that the individual acted "according to an identical operating mode", namely that he "arrived behind the victims and put his hand over their mouths "before attacking them. According to Sud Ouest which had revealed the affair, he acted at night, and most of the time near tram lines. Among his victims, aged between 17 and 29, were a high school student, students and a childminder.
One of the victims was able to take a photo of his license plate
The affair began to make a lot of talk in recent weeks, especially on social networks. The investigations enabled the police officers of the departmental family protection brigade (BDPF) of the departmental security to identify it in particular thanks to the license plate of his vehicle, which one of the victims had been able to take with his mobile phone. . The physical description of the individual by several victims also allowed his arrest.
In police custody, he "refused to explain himself and denied all the facts," said the prosecution. The suspect was placed in pre-trial detention.
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