2/22/13, "Police officers in Mexico suspected in alleged rape," CNN
"Police officers in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen are suspects in the alleged rape of an Italian citizen earlier this month, according to the local state's attorney's office.
The alleged rape occurred
on February 12, when the victim and a male companion were leaving a
night club in Playa del Carmen between 3 and 4 a.m., said Maria Antonia
Salmeron, a spokeswoman with the state's attorney's office of Quintana
Roo, the state where Playa del Carmen and Cancun are located.
The man, also an Italian
citizen, decided to stop at a nearby alley to urinate. That's when the
couple was intercepted by the police. Subsequently, the woman was
attacked by the officers of the Playa del Carmen Police Department,
Salmeron said.
The victim, who is a resident of Playa del Carmen, reported the incident to police, Salmeron said....
According to the government news agency Notimex, the police officers
also demanded a bribe of 3,000 Mexican pesos (about $235) from their
victims. When the police officers realized the Italians had no money,
the woman was attacked, Notimex said....
The alleged rape happened only eight days after six Spanish tourists
were allegedly raped in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco. Officials
in the state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, announced the
arrests of five suspects a week after the attack."...
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