Two French Police Officers on Trail: Tourist Rape Accusation

The five year old incident has put people on shock when the two French anti-gang police officers go on trial in Paris on Monday, in an accusation of raping a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters.
The trail will happen in the courthouse adjacent to the storied 36, quai des Orfèvres, near alleged crime scene and the trial will run for three weeks.
The victim Emily Spanton, alleged that she had been raped at 36 Quai des Orfevres, which is the the heart of the French capital and the location depicted in many crime movies and novels.
According to Spanton, she met the two officers in an Irish pub, across the street near the Seine River in April 2014 where they had some drinks together and the two officers invited the her to look around their workplace. The both officers are members of the BRI force.
“I’ve seen so many films about the place and I was fascinated about it,” said Spanton in an interview with France 3 TV.
“They smashed my face against the desk, I was stunned, I was seeing stars. I couldn’t see anything for a while,” said Spanton.
Spanton was forced to drink alcohol, perform oral sex and was raped several times.
Though the officers deny any wrongdoing and claim the alleged victim consented to sexual interactions but the investigation has proof of their crime.
“A medical exam performed after she filed a lawsuit showed she had bruises on several parts of her body and a gynecological lesion,” said Stephane Duchemin, Court president.
Judges initially threw out the case but the Paris prosecutor and the alleged victim won their appeal to have it brought to a trial and officers face up to 20 years in prison.
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