RAF serviceman, 27, is arrested for 'raping British tourist at Magaluf hotel ... trends now
A serving RAF serviceman has been arrested in Majorca after a British holidaymaker accused him of raping her at a four-star Magaluf hotel.
The suspect, based in the UK but born abroad, was hauled to court in handcuffs this afternoon in the island capital Palma after being held overnight in a police cell.
The unnamed 27-year-old, thought to have travelled to the island to take part in a rugby tournament with pals, was detained yesterday at the airport shortly before he flew back to Britain.
His female accuser told police he had forced himself on her at a hotel in Magaluf she was staying at after meeting up with her at a bar in the party resort a few hours earlier and spending time with her on the beach.
The alleged sex attack is said to have happened around 5am on Monday on a terrace at the hotel, which we are not naming to protect the identity of the 21-year-old woman who reported him.
A RAF serviceman was arrested in Majorca after a British holidaymaker accused him of raping her in a Magaluf hotel (File photo: Porte de Soller, Palma Majorca, Spain)
She told detectives her aggressor had ripped her dress and forced her to perform a sex act on him before raping her.
Civil Guard officers are understood to have discovered the identity of the suspect hours after she filed a formal complaint.
They headed to Palma Airport to intercept him after discovering he had left the hotel where he was staying, which was different to the one where the alleged sex attack took place.
He was pictured entering court in handcuffs late this afternoon, dressed in the same clothes he was wearing when he was arrested, for a hearing which will take place behind closed doors to determine whether he should be
