A young man imprisoned after a sexual assault on a train

The police arrested him on Wednesday evening, aboard the train at Voiron station (Isère).

A 19-year-old man, suspected of having sexually assaulted a young traveler in the TER Lyon-Grenoble, was remanded in custody, we learned this Friday from the Grenoble prosecutor's office.

The 20-year-old victim herself warned the controllers who then contacted the police, indicates the news site

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The defendant, "Algerian in an irregular situation" will be tried before the Criminal Court of Grenoble on March 20.

“He denies the facts, evoking a consented relationship”, indicates the public prosecutor Eric Vaillant, specifying that the criminal record of the person concerned does not include any conviction.

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