Six Paris firefighters face charges over gang rape of Norwegian student at fire station
- Victim, 20, had met fireman from Plaisance station at a bar and gone to his room with him
- Complaint filed by student involves subsequent actions of other firefighters; first fireman ‘not implicated’
Six Paris firefighters are set to be charged on Monday over the alleged gang rape of a Norwegian student at a fire station in the city, three weeks after the force was hailed for saving Notre-Dame cathedral.
The 20-year-old student filed a rape complaint on Saturday against firemen based at the Plaisance station in southern Paris.
Legal sources, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the woman had met a firefighter from the station at a bar on Friday evening and agreed to go back with him to his room.
The alleged victim “has described a consensual relationship with this fireman and then actions imposed by others afterwards”, one of the sources told AFP.
Not all of the six suspects, aged 23 to 35, are expected to be charged with rape. Some will face charges of failing to report a crime when they are presented to a judge on Monday, a second source told AFP.