Pyrénées-Atlantiques: two adolescents placed in police custody, suspected of sexual assault – franceinfo

Two 17-year-olds were taken into custody on Monday 23 August in Ustaritz, near Bayonne, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as part of a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault, reports France Blue Basque Country.

A teenage girl, also aged 17 and educated in the same establishment, in Bayonne, lodged a complaint after being, according to her, sexually assaulted on the night of Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 August, during the Bassussarry festivals.

The young girl says she was attacked by one of the two teenagers. She adds that she has already been the victim of the same facts during a private party. For these facts, she accuses the second teenager, who is currently in police custody. The hearings are continuing, witnesses are notably heard by the investigators.