Majorca
Brits arrested on rape charges
People sunbathe on Magaluf Beach. photo
© Clara Margais/dpa
Another case: A young British woman says she was raped by fellow countrymen in the seaside resort of Magaluf. The police arrested three men at the airport.
The alleged crime occurred on Friday night in a hotel in the British preferred seaside resort of Magaluf in the south-west of the island. The young Briton got to know the men through social networks. She then filed a complaint early Friday morning. However, she only knew the nickname that one of the men had used on the Internet.
The police took the woman to the hospital, where a doctor confirmed traces of sexual violence. The officials were able to determine the names of the Britons according to their own statements and arrest the three a few minutes before the departure for Manchester.
A gang rape is said to have occurred in the same hotel last week. In the course of the investigation, the police have so far arrested seven French and one Swiss. Five men from North Rhine-Westphalia are still in custody, and a German vacationer accuses them of raping them on Playa de Palma. If convicted of rape in Spain, the prison term can exceed 10 years.