Tourist Raped at Eiffel Tower Park: Disturbing Incident Sparks Debate on Park Safety

2023-07-28 19:56:59

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Tourist (27) is raped by several men in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower

Two men were arrested on Friday for raping a tourist near the Eiffel Tower. In April, a similar act almost took place in the Parc Champ de Mars, which is popular with tourists.

Published28. July 2023, 21:56

Several men are said to have raped a 27-year-old in the Champ de Mars park at the Eiffel Tower on Friday night.

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In April, a man had already tried to rape a German tourist in the same place.

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Several men are said to have raped a Mexican tourist on Friday night.

The crime is said to have happened in the Champs de Mars park near the Eiffel Tower.

The woman was then treated in a hospital – two men were arrested.

Several men are said to be a Mexican tourist on the Field of Mars at the Paris Eiffel Tower have raped. Two men are in police custody, prosecutors said on Friday. She is being investigated for gang rape. The 27-year-old woman was attacked by a total of five men at one o’clock in the morning, the newspaper “Le Parisien” reported.

The woman was drunk and treated in a hospital. In April, a young German tourist was attempted to be raped in the same place. A Pakistani street vendor informed the police. The perpetrator was sentenced to two years in prison in June.

The district mayor calls for the park to be closed at night

The right-wing conservative district mayor, Rachida Dati, reiterated her demand that the Park Champ de Mars, which houses the Eiffel Tower, to be locked at night. In Paris, most parks are closed overnight, including the Tuileries.

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