Police in Menorca have arrested a man and placed two more under investigation after a British teenager claimed she was raped and sexually assaulted by a holidaymaker and local workers.
The suspect held is a 25-year-old who lives in the UK and was staying at the same hotel on the island.
The 19-year-old woman whose complaint sparked the detention told cops he had raped her after drinks in a pub in Arenal d’en Castell, Menorca’s fourth largest resort on the eastern side of the island where most of its attractions are located.
She is said to have arrived back at her hotel where she was staying with her family ‘barefoot and in her underwear’ after the alleged sex attack at an undisclosed destination between the pub and her holiday accommodation.
The teenager also claimed she had been sexually abused by two other men after the initial incident who she said had taken advantage of the state she was in.
The anguished Brit, who had been drinking heavily, was taken to the nearby Mateu Orfila Hospital for a routine examination.
The holidaymaker was arrested hours after police were alerted in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police sources said detectives acted quickly to prevent the risk of him leaving the island and flying home.
He is thought to have already appeared in front of a judge, although it was not immediately clear this morning if he had been remanded in custody or released on bail pending an ongoing criminal investigation.
The two other men, described as seasonal workers, have been placed under formal investigation but were not formally arrested.
One of them is Spanish. The other man’s nationality is not yet known.
The police investigation into the early-hours alleged sex crimes has been led by the Civil Guard in Menorca, although local police employed by Es Mercadal Town Hall which is the municipality covering Arenal d’en Castell were also involved.
The British teenager is believed to have left Menorca after giving a police statement and agreeing to assist investigators in the coming weeks and months as the probe progresses.