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| Germany: 1st suspect held over Cologne sex assaults | |
| 2016-01-19 | |
[FOXNEWS] Authorities in Germany have nabbedDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! a 26-year-old Algerian man on suspicion of committing a sexual assault in Cologne during New Year's celebrations. Cologne prosecutors said Monday the unidentified asylum-seeker was arrested at a refugee home in the nearby town of Kerpen over the weekend. The man is the first person to be held on sexual offense related charges, after a string of assaults in Cologne that sparked a debate about integration in Germany. Prosecutor's office front man Ulrich Bremer told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that 497 women have come forward alleging sexual assault, including three rapes, during New Year's. The suspect in jug is accused of groping a woman and robbing her cellphone.
The Algerian suspect was picked up by police Saturday at a refugee shelter, for allegedly groping a female victim and stealing her mobile phone, along with another Algerian asylum seeker, 22, nabbed Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! on theft charges, prosecutors said. | |
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