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Suspect arrested for attempted rape on Paris train after video goes viral

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A suspect was arrested this week in connection with the attempted rape of a woman on a train near Paris after a video of the incident went viral on social media, according to judicial officials.

The Creteil prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press on Sunday that the suspect was detained on Friday as part of the investigation.

The incident has reignited the debate about sexual violence on public transport in France, which has been increasing in recent years.

A 26-year-old Brazilian woman was allegedly attacked by a man earlier this month on a Paris commuter train. The incident occurred in the morning in an almost empty carriage.

CBS News Partner bbc news He identified the woman as Jhordana Dias, who told the newspaper Le Parisien that the man boarded the train, pushed her and tried to pull down her underwear. Another passenger filmed the incident, which shows a man fleeing the train as it arrives at a station. The man was not carrying identification documents when he was arrested, but told police he was a 26-year-old Egyptian national, BBC News reported.

French media reported that the woman said she was sexually assaulted, slapped and begged. Another passenger rushed to intervene and began filming the scene with his mobile phone while the man fled. The video was later shared on social media.

According to a recent government report, the number of victims of sexual violence on public transport has increased by 86% since 2016.

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