A student raped in her sleep during a party in Toulouse, her alleged attacker arrested
The Toulouse Court opens a judicial investigation for “rape by surprise”, this Thursday, October 28, 2021. 22-year-old student brought to justice and remanded in custody for indictment. This follows a rape complaint filed by an 18-year-old student, Sunday October 24. The alleged attacker is suspected of having raped the young woman after an alcoholic evening in Toulouse.
The facts take place on the night of October 23-24. The victim alleged to have spent the evening in a nightclub in Toulouse. Very alcoholic, the student would have been accompanied by a member of the group to an apartment where she was to spend the night. The sexual assault allegedly took place while the young woman was sleeping or dozing. The alleged perpetrator allegedly took advantage of his condition to rape her repeatedly.
“This type of fact is unfortunately recurrent in the Toulouse area, in particular in the hypercentre, after excessive festive consumption of drinks or narcotics”, says the public prosecutor of Toulouse. “The victims are assaulted, either by one of the people of the group that accompanies them, or by a stranger who takes advantage of their condition for the assault”, he continues.
According to the prosecution, the respondent was also alcoholic during the evening. The young man is placed under judicial control.