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| Police in hunt for city rapist | Police in hunt for city rapist |
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| A police hunt is under way for a rapist who attacked an American student in Londonderry. | A police hunt is under way for a rapist who attacked an American student in Londonderry. |
| The teenager was attacked at knifepoint in a car park at the rear of the Bogside Inn in Londonderry on Saturday evening. | The teenager was attacked at knifepoint in a car park at the rear of the Bogside Inn in Londonderry on Saturday evening. |
| She had been socialising with friends prior to the attack. Police said she was severely traumatised. It is understood she has returned to America. | She had been socialising with friends prior to the attack. Police said she was severely traumatised. It is understood she has returned to America. |
| PSNI Chief Inspector Chris Yates urged witnesses to come forward. | |
| He said there was a delicate balance between looking after the victim and finding the attacker. | He said there was a delicate balance between looking after the victim and finding the attacker. |
| "The teenager has been taken to Belfast, looked after and medically examined. | "The teenager has been taken to Belfast, looked after and medically examined. |
| "A forensic examination of the scene has taken place and we are trying to trace witnesses." | "A forensic examination of the scene has taken place and we are trying to trace witnesses." |
| Inspector Yates said he believed there were CCTV cameras near the scene, but it was not clear whether they were working. | |
| "We are trying to trace witnesses," he said. | "We are trying to trace witnesses," he said. |
| "I would appeal to anybody who has any information on this appalling crime to contact us. | "I would appeal to anybody who has any information on this appalling crime to contact us. |
| "Specifically, I'd ask people who were in and around the Bogside Inn at the time to cooperate with police and help us identify, arrest and prosecute this man as quickly as possible." | "Specifically, I'd ask people who were in and around the Bogside Inn at the time to cooperate with police and help us identify, arrest and prosecute this man as quickly as possible." |
| Martina Anderson condemned the attack | Martina Anderson condemned the attack |
| Roisin Barton from the Bogside and Brandywell Women's Group said her attacker had left her to face "a life sentence". | Roisin Barton from the Bogside and Brandywell Women's Group said her attacker had left her to face "a life sentence". |
| "It is ironic that the women's group were erecting a mural about human rights yesterday just as this news was breaking," she said. | "It is ironic that the women's group were erecting a mural about human rights yesterday just as this news was breaking," she said. |
| "Somebody in this area, whether from the area or coming into the area, has violated this woman's human rights or dignity. They have left her with a life sentence." | "Somebody in this area, whether from the area or coming into the area, has violated this woman's human rights or dignity. They have left her with a life sentence." |
| Local assembly member Martina Anderson has urged anyone with information to contact the police. | Local assembly member Martina Anderson has urged anyone with information to contact the police. |
| "It is absolutely appalling. There is uproar in this area as the news is spreading around like wildfire about what happened," she said. | "It is absolutely appalling. There is uproar in this area as the news is spreading around like wildfire about what happened," she said. |
| "We want the perpetrator of this crime brought before the courts." | "We want the perpetrator of this crime brought before the courts." |
| Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area between 2230 GMT and midnight on Saturday who saw a man leading the girl to the rear of the Bogside Inn. | Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area between 2230 GMT and midnight on Saturday who saw a man leading the girl to the rear of the Bogside Inn. |