Police said Wednesday they
have arrested an alleged serial rapist on charges of sexually
assaulting women at two railway stations in what were termed
"particularly brutal" attacks.
Polfer railway police identified the suspect as 31-year-old
Costantin Cristian Cunpasano, a homeless Romanian national.
Cunpasano was jailed on charges of sexual assault, battery
and robbery in connection with the rape of a 25-year-old Russian
woman attacked on the tracks of Bologna railway station December
10.
The suspect also is under investigation in the December 27
sexual assault and robbery of a young woman at Ferrara city
station.
In both cases he allegedly approached the victims with
ploys to win their trust, in one case helping to carry luggage
and in another offering to acquire drugs.
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