Moroccan Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault on Child in Istanbul Metro

4 February 2020 – byKamal · 1 min read

A Moroccan national was beaten by a crowd of passengers on board an Istanbul metro, before being handed over to Turkish security services. He is said to have committed sexual acts on a minor.

Pursued for sexual harassment of a minor, the individual, whose identity has not been revealed, was apprehended by the Turkish police as he got off the metro.

The 11-year-old girl was sitting in front of her mother when the Moroccan national began to pass his hand over the body of his victim, triggering the mother’s cries.

A shower of blows and insults fell on the Moroccan national who found himself in the middle of an enraged crowd. A complaint was then filed by the mother for sexual harassment of her daughter.