Two French policemen charged with rape of tourist

the Officials were at the time members of a unit that worked against gjengkriminalitet. The rape must have occurred at the address 36 Quai des Orfevres, well known from the many mysteries and movies.

Refuses straffskyld

The two refuse to have done anything wrong and says they had voluntary sex with the woman after a night with much alcohol.

There are a set of three weeks to the trial.

ATTORNEYS: Mario Stasi and Sophie Obadia representing the canadian woman. Photo: François Mori / AP / NTB scanpix Show more

The offended in the case, Emily Spanton, explained in court that she met a group of police officers in an irish pub beside the river Seine in april 2014.

They should have invited her on a nightly tour of the politihovedkvarteret, where she says they forced her to drink whisky and raped her several times. She left the building 90 minutes later, barføtt and without strømpebuksene their.

the DNA on the underwear

According to the court records was the men's DNA found on the woman's underwear. A medical examination showed that she had multiple scratches and an injury in the pelvic area.

Spanton has even stood up in connection with the case.

< p> run the Risk of up to 20 years in jail

the Judges dismissed the original case, but the public prosecutor in Paris and Spanton won ahead with their appeal and the case thus came up for trial.

the Officials, who have not been detained, faces up to 20 years in prison. One of them admit to having received oral sex, but says that he is not forced the canadian woman. The other at first refused to have had any form of sexual intercourse, but has since admitted mutual touch.

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