The victim was drunk and asleep on a bench at the time of the incident. The suspect, who had been released from prison four months ago, was charged and placed in pre-trial detention.
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A man suspected of having raped a drunk woman on a bench in the city centre of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) was arrested by the police on Monday, France Bleu Armorique learned on Saturday 3 August from the public prosecutor’s office, confirming information fromWest FranceThe public prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation for “rape of a vulnerable person”.
The events took place on Monday, July 29. The victim was drunk and asleep on a bench at the time of the events. After being reported by a witness, the suspect was arrested on Place Pasteur, in the hypercentre of Rennes, then charged and placed in pre-trial detention. This man is already known to the courts. He had been released from prison four months ago.