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Vigil is held after Bogside rape Vigil is held after Bogside rape
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More than 150 people have attended a vigil for the American teenager who was raped at knifepoint in Londonderry at the weekend.More than 150 people have attended a vigil for the American teenager who was raped at knifepoint in Londonderry at the weekend.
People left candles at the base of Free Derry Corner to express their outrage and to send a message of sympathy to the victim.People left candles at the base of Free Derry Corner to express their outrage and to send a message of sympathy to the victim.
The teenager was attacked in a car park to the rear of the Bogside Inn on Saturday evening.The teenager was attacked in a car park to the rear of the Bogside Inn on Saturday evening.
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the incident.Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the incident.
A PSNI spokesman said the man arrested was "assisting officers assisting police with their inquiries".A PSNI spokesman said the man arrested was "assisting officers assisting police with their inquiries".
The victim had been socialising with friends prior to the attack. Police said she was severely traumatised.The victim had been socialising with friends prior to the attack. Police said she was severely traumatised.
PSNI Chief Inspector Chris Yates urged witnesses to come forward so who ever had carried out the attack could be identified quickly.PSNI Chief Inspector Chris Yates urged witnesses to come forward so who ever had carried out the attack could be identified quickly.
"The teenager has been taken to Belfast, looked after and medically examined," he said."The teenager has been taken to Belfast, looked after and medically examined," he said.
I would appeal to anybody who has any information on this appalling crime to contact us Chris YatesPSNII would appeal to anybody who has any information on this appalling crime to contact us Chris YatesPSNI
"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.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."