Italy: Afghan Man (45) Charged With Brutal Rape of 21-Year-Old Asian Student

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It's an all-too-familiar story in Europe, this time in Perugia, Italy. A 45-year-old Afghan man is charged with kidnapping, beating, and raping a 21-year-old Asian student for several hours.

The article below is translated from RAI News by Fousesquawk. We are in the process of adding English subtitles to the video in the article.

Rape in Perugia, 45-year-old Afghan citizen arrested

He is accused of aggravated sexual violence, kidnapping, and multiple aggravated bodily injuries against a 21-year-old foreign woman.

Caption: The scene of the crime

Forced for hours and hours to suffer the abuses of her captor, she occasionally managed to activate the video camera of her cell phone. The recordings in the dark succeeded, throughout the cries, the blows, and the gasps, the desperation of the girl subjected to the brutality of a man who ignored her denials and tears.  Confusing audio, but useful in identifying the alleged perpetrator, a 45-year-old Afghan waiter- arrested by the Mobile Squad (police) of Perugia, on the orders of public prosecutor Mario Formisano- who is accused of having kidnapped, beaten, and raped a 21-year-old Asian student, who had come to the city to study Italian. The incident occurred on the night of 19-20 July and took place in the University for Foreigners zone on via Pinturicchio. 

According to the reconstruction by investigators, the Afghan allegedly set a trap for the girl. He approached her and, after a conversation in English, lured her under the pretense of a fake job offer in the restaurant where he claimed to want to open soon. Thus, while walking home, she found herself in an abandoned basement among dusty tables and chairs. As she started to leave, however, the 21-year-old found the door barred. 

The Afghan, up to that moment, kind and friendly, showed another face. Groped, thrown to the ground, beaten, she was forced to undergo sexual acts the entire night. Only in the morning, taking advantage of the attacker's sleep, did she manage to escape. Then, in a state of shock, she awaited the arrival of her mother from her country of origin before going to the hospital. Her injuries were discovered with a prognosis of 30 days (disability).

The police managed to find the suspect within a few days: Incriminated by the testimony, the recordings, and above all, the "scientific" confirmation of DNA. The genetic profile of the suspect corresponds to that found on the rape victim.