Two 20-year-olds are being investigated after an American student was alleged given ‘date rape drugs’ before she was gang-raped on an Italian beach.
The 19-year-old US citizen claims the attack occurred during a party in the beach resort of Punta Marina – close to the city of Ravenna in northern Italy – on the night of August 25.
It is understood that the investigation is now focused on two 20-year-olds as the Italian authorities attempt to ascertain whether a date rape drug was used on the woman.
Corriera Della Sera, an Italian news site, reported that the young woman who was in Italy as part of a cultural exchange first confided in the mother of her host family before calling her own family in the States.
She then visited a nearby hospital where she was examined before immediately returning to America.
Punta Marina beach near the city of Ravenna where a 19-year-old American student was allegedly drugged and gang-raped in August
The city of Ravenna close to where the alleged attack occurred. Corriera Della Sera , an Italian news site, reported that the young woman who was in Italy as part of a cultural exchange first confided in the mother of her host family before calling her own family in the States
The young woman is protected by the lawyer Angelo Stirone. The investigations of are coordinated by the prosecutor Lucrezia Ciriello.
Meanwhile, two suspects are defended by lawyers Giovanni Scudellari and Maria Teresa Rizzo
It was previously reported that CCTV footage from clubs in the beach resort will be examined for evidence.
