Two men have been arrested and charged with brutally assaulting an 18-year-old Ukrainian refugee only ten minutes apart while onboard a German hotel ship.
Abdullahi A., 26, from Nigeria and Rachid B., 38, from Tunisia allegedly attacked the teen while she was on her way to her room after having dinner on the Oscar Wilde Hotel on March 6.
It is believed that Rachid followed the victim back to her room before he forced his way through the door and r*ped her inside.
Only ten minutes after Rachid left the room, another man entered and assaulted the teen.
Even though the attacks were committed only minutes apart, the two men are not thought to have known each other.
There is also no evidence of a joint plan between Rachid and Abdullahi, the Dusseldorf public prosecutor’s office said.
According to reports, more than 25 refugees were staying on the hotel ship when the incident happened.
Like the 18-year-old girl, both the perpetrators fled Ukraine after Russia attacked the country.
The attackers stood before court officials and were not given the chance to speak at the hearing. If found guilty, they face deportation and a lengthy prison sentence.
MP Andrea Lindholz said to Bild that police must do more to “specifically ensure the protection of Ukrainian women by checking accommodation’ and warned the alleged rape on the Oscar Wilde means authorities must ‘act immediately.”
A spokesperson for police said that politicians should do their best to prevent such situations.
“Politicians should now do everything to ensure that such terrible cases of r*pe as on the hotel boat in Düsseldorf do not accumulate.
“Harsh and swift punishment followed by deportation is the only language such perpetrators understand.”
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