Police said Monday they have
arrested a man in the kidnapping and rape of a woman last
Saturday night.
The victim, 26, is Nigerian and the alleged attacker, 36, is
from Liberia.
The woman, a newcomer to Rome, was unsure how to get home and
heeded the man's offer to accompany her on a bus.
She told police the man took her to the unfamiliar outlying
neighborhood of San Basilio.
Once off the bus, he covered her mouth and dragged her to a
derelict building frequented by the homeless where he bound,
gagged and raped her.
The victim managed to free herself of the gag after about an
hour and screamed for help, attracting the attention of
passersby who called police.
First responders found her tied up on a mattress in a state
of panic. She was hospitalized, while the accused was arrested.
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