Three British women, two of them teenagers, have reported being sexually assaulted by a man at a hotel in Valencia's Camins al Grau neighbourhood. In one incident, the suspect allegedly pretended to work at the establishment.
Arrest Made
Spanish police have arrested a 32-year-old Tunisian man on suspicion of three separate sexual assaults against the British holidaymakers. The suspect is believed to have been a guest at the hostel where the attacks occurred.
Details of the Assaults
The first incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, June 9, when a 33-year-old British woman was cleaning her teeth in the women's bathroom. She told police that the same man targeted her there.
The second and third assaults occurred just before 2:30 a.m. on Monday, June 10. Two British women, aged 18 and 19, arrived at the hostel in an Uber. The suspect opened the door, pretending to be a staff member, and convinced them to follow him to the men's bathroom. There, he allegedly sexually assaulted them by touching their private parts and buttocks after a struggle.
The victims managed to escape and alerted police, who arrived and arrested the suspect.
Police Statement
A spokesman for the National Police in Valencia said: 'We received a call around 2:30 a.m. on June 9 about a man who had sexually assaulted two women at a hostel. The alleged victims are three young British women. One incident occurred around 1:20 a.m. that same morning, and the other on Sunday.'
The spokesman added: 'The later incident happened after two British women arrived via Uber. A man opened the door pretending to be a worker and accompanied them to the men's bathroom, where he sexually assaulted them. The women fled and alerted police. Officers located and arrested the suspect on suspicion of three separate sexual assaults.'
Legal Proceedings
The arrested man, a 32-year-old Tunisian national, was handed over to a specialist Violence Against Women court in Valencia on Monday. It remains unclear whether he has been granted bail or remanded in custody pending further investigation.
