A YOUNG British tourist has allegedly been raped multiple times by a taxi driver in Paris.
Police are now searching for the suspect with the woman claiming she was repeatedly sexually assaulted after getting in the taxi following a night out with her friends.
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The alleged attack took place in Bois de Boulogne on Saturday morning, March 15, respected French media Le Figaro reported.
The 1st District of the Judicial Police is leading investigations into the rape, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed.
The police were alerted shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Saturday by a resident of Route de la Muette in Neuilly who found a young woman crying and in a state of shock in her garden.
According to preliminary findings of the investigation, the victim had ordered a taxi to return home after spending an evening in Paris with friends.
The taxi driver allegedly stopped his vehicle in the Bois de Boulogne and then raped the passenger several times.
The victim managed to escape from the car before running to take refuge in the man’s garden, who alerted the police, our source said.
The victim was treated by firefighters and taken to the Garches hospital for routine checks.
