- A 20-year-old student from the U.S. was allegedly raped by a man of Egyptian origin after a night out at the renowned club Alcatraz in Milan, Italy
- The suspect allegedly took her to the parking lot of Aldi supermarket located adjacent to the club and assaulted her
- The suspect was caught ‘virtually red-handed’ and was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault
A young college student was allegedly raped in a supermarket parking lot near the renowned nightclub Alcatraz in Milan by an Egyptian man who was caught ‘virtually red-handed.’
The victim, a 20-year-old student from the U.S., screamed for help after the alleged rape early Saturday morning, as bouncers from the nightclub noticed and alerted the authorities.
She reportedly met the suspect at the club and had a few drinks before being taken to a nearby Aldi supermarket’s parking lot, according to local reports.
The suspect, who has not been identified, is an Italian college student of Egyptian origin with no previous criminal records, as reported by La Repubblica.
The U.S. victim was on Erasmus, a European Union student exchange program that enables students to travel and study in different countries. The institution she attended is not immediately clear.
She was offered a drink by the suspect on Friday night. The two chatted at the nightclub before the alleged crime took place, as reported by iL Giornale.
The suspect allegedly took her to the parking lot of Aldi supermarket located adjacent to the club and assaulted her.
At around 2 am local time, the victim’s screams were noticed by passersby and club bouncers, who then alerted securities at Alcatraz,
Law enforcement authorities said the suspect was caught ‘virtually red-handed’ and was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault.
The 20-year-old woman was transported to Mangiagalli Clinic, specializing in detecting traces of abuse, and she remains in stable condition.
Despite experiencing significant shock and trauma, she managed to inform the police about what had happened, as reported by Sky TG24.
Club Alcatraz, located in a former warehouse in the center of Milan, has become one of the largest and most popular clubs in the city, with a maximum capacity to host 3,000 people.
Silvia Serafina Sardone, a member of the European Parliament, expressed her shock with the alleged attack on Saturday.
She wrote: ‘Another rape took place tonight in Milan, in Via Valtellina, where a girl was raped by a boy of foreign origin. By now it is a custom, unfortunately in the total disinterest of the mayor and the PD who administer the city.
‘Palazzo Marino’s attention to security is zero, despite the proclamations nothing is changing, from the center to the suburbs.’
The disturbing incident comes amid a string of sexual attacks that have shocked the country, further fueling the flames of the migrant crisis in recent months.
A helpless 13-year-old girl was allegedly dragged into a public bathroom by a group of Egyptian migrants in Catania on the Italian island of Sicily last week.
Two of the migrants – both minors – brutally raped her for half an hour while the rest of the gang allegedly restrained her desperate boyfriend and forced him to watch the horror unfold.
Italy saw a 50 percent increase in illegal migrant landings last year versus 2022 according to the Interior Ministry.
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