Overview
- The Créteil prosecutor’s office told the Associated Press that a suspect was taken into custody on Friday as part of the investigation.
- The alleged victim is a 26-year-old Brazilian woman who reported being sexually assaulted, slapped, and bitten on a morning suburban train earlier this month.
- A bystander intervened and recorded the suspect as he fled, and the video circulated widely on social media.
- Officials and advocates point to a broader trend, with a recent government report finding an 86% increase in sexual-assault victims on public transport since 2016.
- Local media reported the suspect was identified as a 26-year-old Egyptian arrested in Mantes-la-Jolie and placed in pretrial detention, details not confirmed by prosecutors.