Six Paris firemen face charges over gang rape
Paris: Six firemen in Paris were set to be charged on Monday over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old Norwegian student at a fire station in the city, legal sources said.
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The woman filed a rape complaint after going to the fire station in the 14th district in the southeast of Paris on Friday evening after meeting a fireman in a bar.
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She told investigators that she had agreed to consensual sex with him and he is not considered a suspect.
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But she alleges that several other men then raped her.
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Not all of the six suspects, aged between 23 and 35, are set to be charged with rape. Some will face charges of failing to report a crime when they are presented to a judge later on Monday, two legal sources told AFP.
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The allegations come three weeks after the Paris fire service was hailed for its bravery and professionalism for bringing a huge blaze at the Notre-Dame Cathedral under control.
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The case echoes another gang-rape scandal involving the French emergency services which saw two police officers sentenced to seven years in prison in February for the rape of a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters.
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