US student raped in Rio, boyfriend made to look on
3 April 2013 7:14 AM IST
Police arrested a third suspect on Monday in the rape of an American student who was assaulted as her French boyfriend was forced to look on during a horrific six-hour abduction aboard a Rio minibus, local media reported.
The crime raised fears ahead of World Youth Day in July, when the city is set to welcome Pope Francis and some 2.5 million young people. Brazil is also hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Two male suspects in the case, aged 20 and 22, were detained over the weekend, a police spokesman said. A third suspect was detained late Monday in the Rio metropolitan area, according to local media.
‘She is a US national and he is French; they were studying in Rio,’ a French consular source told the media.
The American, 21, and the Frenchman, 23, had boarded a minibus around midnight Saturday.
The crime raised fears ahead of World Youth Day in July, when the city is set to welcome Pope Francis and some 2.5 million young people. Brazil is also hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Two male suspects in the case, aged 20 and 22, were detained over the weekend, a police spokesman said. A third suspect was detained late Monday in the Rio metropolitan area, according to local media.
‘She is a US national and he is French; they were studying in Rio,’ a French consular source told the media.
The American, 21, and the Frenchman, 23, had boarded a minibus around midnight Saturday.
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