- A 20-year-old student from the US was allegedly raped by a man of Egyptian descent after a night out at the renowned Alcatraz club in Milan, Italy
- The suspect allegedly took her to the parking lot of the Aldi supermarket next to the club and assaulted her
- The suspect was caught ‘virtually red-handed’ and arrested on charges of aggravated assault
A young student was allegedly raped in the parking lot of a supermarket near Milan’s famous Alcatraz nightclub by an Egyptian man who was caught ‘virtually red-handed’.
The victim, a 20-year-old student from the US, screamed for help early Saturday morning after the alleged rape, when nightclub bouncers noticed and alerted authorities.
According to local reports, she reportedly met the suspect at the club and had a few drinks before being taken to the parking lot of a nearby Aldi supermarket.
The suspect, who has not yet been identified, is an Italian student of Egyptian descent with no previous criminal record, the report said La Repubblica.
A 20-year-old student was allegedly raped in the parking lot of an Aldi supermarket near Milan’s famous Alcatraz nightclub by an Egyptian man who was caught ‘virtually red-handed’.
The suspect allegedly took her to the parking lot of the Aldi supermarket next to the club and assaulted her
The American victim was part of Erasmus, a European Union student exchange program that allows students to travel and study in different countries. The facility she went to is not immediately clear.
On Friday evening she was offered a drink by the suspect. The two chatted at the nightclub before the alleged crime took place, as reported by iL Giornale.
The suspect allegedly took her to the parking lot of the Aldi supermarket next to the club and assaulted her.
Around 2 a.m. local time, the victim’s screams were noticed by passersby and club bouncers, who then alerted Alcatraz security.
Law enforcement authorities said the suspect was caught “virtually red-handed” and arrested on charges of aggravated assault.
The 20-year-old woman was transported to the Mangiagalli clinic, specialized in detecting traces of abuse, and she remains in stable condition.
Despite experiencing significant shock and trauma, she managed to inform the police of what had happened, as reported by Heaven TG24.
Located in a former warehouse in the center of Milan, Club Alcatraz has become one of the largest and most popular clubs in the city, with a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.
The 20-year-old woman was transported to the Mangiagalli clinic, which specializes in detecting traces of abuse, and is in stable condition.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, Italy saw a 50 percent increase in the number of illegal migrant landings last year compared to 2022. Pictured: An Italian Coast Guard boat transports migrants near the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, on September 18, 2023
Silvia Serafina Sardone, Member of the European Parliament, expressed her shock at the alleged attack on Saturday.
She wrote: ‘Tonight another rape took place in Milan, in Via Valtellina, where a girl was raped by a boy of foreign origin. It has now become a habit, unfortunately in the total disinterest of the mayor and the PD who govern the city.
“Palazzo Marino’s attention to security is zero, despite the proclamations, nothing changes, from the center to the suburbs.”
The disturbing incident comes amid a series of sexual attacks that have shocked the country and further fanned the flames of the migrant crisis in recent months.
A helpless 13-year-old girl was reportedly dragged into a public toilet in Catania on the Italian island of Sicily last week by a group of Egyptian migrants.
Two of the migrants – both minors – brutally raped her for half an hour, while the rest of the gang allegedly restrained her desperate boyfriend and forced him to watch the horror happen.
Italy saw a 50 percent increase in the number of illegal migrant landings last year compared to 2022, according to the Interior Ministry.