06 June 2023 , 11:31
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A 20-year-old British tourist has been raped in the sea during a summer holiday in Greece after meeting a man online, it has been alleged.
The unnamed girl has alleged that an unnamed 23-year-old Albanian man raped her on Saturday after they went for a swim at a beach on the east coast of Rhodes.
The young woman said she had been speaking to the man online for two weeks before meeting in person.
After the incident in the sea, they went back to a hotel room where he attacked her and tried to rape her a second time.
The Albanian man, who has not been named, has since been arrested by police on the Greek island on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. He denies the charges.
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The British tourist told police that she had met the suspect at her hotel room before they agreed to ride on his motorbike to the beach where they went swimming.
The beach in Rhodes, Greece, where the alleged incident happened (Getty Images/iStockphoto)She claimed the man then attacked her in the sea and raped her, the Vradini newspaper reports.
The victim walked onto the beach and put on her clothes before begging the suspect to drive her back to her hotel room.
But when they arrived at the hotel he forced his way into the room, took off her clothes and tried to sexually assault her again.
The victim then left the hotel and reported the rape and assault to Rhodes Police.
Detectives launched a manhunt for the Albanian man and he was found hours later and taken to the police station.
If convicted, the suspect faces up to 10 years in prison.