A 25-year-old British man is being questioned by Bali police after an 18-year-old Australian woman reported she was raped by him. The pair met at the popular nightclub Sky Garden on Thursday night, according to police.
The woman, believed to be in Bali for end-of-school-year 'schoolies' celebrations, reported the alleged rape to authorities. The British man has reportedly told police that the sexual encounter was consensual.
Police are still gathering evidence from the woman's hotel room in Kuta and are questioning the man. He has not yet obtained a lawyer and has not been declared a suspect, officers said.
'We're still developing the evidence and facts,' Denpasar chief detective Reinhard Habonaran Nainggolan told reporters, adding that the man could be held for 24 hours.
Comment is being sought from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
