Poland and Italy investigating gang rape attack on couple
WARSAW, Poland — Poland has opened an investigation into the suspected gang rape of a Polish tourist on a popular Italy beach, while Italian prosecutors said Monday they have gathered evidence that should help track down the assailants.
A spokeswoman for Warsaw prosecutors, Magdalena Sowa, said a prosecutor and police experts would travel on Tuesday to Rimini, a town on the Adriatic Sea. They plan to assist Italian investigators and gather evidence for Poland’s own investigation of the attack that took place early Saturday on a secluded stretch of beach there.
The four men who allegedly raped the 26-year-old woman also allegedly beat her companion, also aged 26. The couple reported being robbed as well.
Poland’s Justice Minister and Prosecutor General, Zbigniew Ziobro, ordered the Polish investigation, calling the attack a “horrible crime.”