Jewish man falls victim to sexual abuse in Paris

Parisian man reported to have been sexually assaulted by two Algerian men after they found out he was Jewish and gay.

A Jewish man in Paris was attacked by two men who attempted to rape him after discovering a photo of the Israeli and the pride flag on his phone, which they took from him by force, reports The Jewish Chronicle.

An investigation has been opened into a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old, both said to be Algerian and having criminal records for previous thefts.

The 22-year-old victim claims to have been going to the tobacco shop when he was approached by the two men, who asked him for a cigarette. When he handed them a pack of cigarettes, they reportedly pushed him aside and grabbed his phone.

They scrolled through his Instagram feed, where they discovered an image of an Israeli flag and a rainbow, posted by the victim, representing his Jewish and gay identity.

The men then began shouting „dirty f*ggot” and „dirty Jew, „then pinned him to a truck and pulled down his pants and underwear.

„He had an erection; he wanted to penetrate me,” claims the victim about the 16-year-old attacker,” I begged them to stop. I was waiting for it to end; I was afraid they were armed.”

Passing strangers heard the victim’s screams and rushed over to help him, subduing the attackers until police officers arrived.

The victim was first taken to hospital and later filed a complaint with the police.

„I was the perfect target because I was gay, because I was Jewish…”

„This rape, because it is rape, it is part of my life. It is like a nightmare coming back.”

The two alleged attackers are said to have told the police they were approached by the victim because he wanted to have sex with them.

The attack happened in the wake of mass protests against antisemitism across France after a 12-year-old Jewish girl was raped in what police described as a hate crime.

According to a January 2024 report by the Council of Jewish Institutions in France, there has been a 284 per cent increase in antisemitic acts in France between 2022 and 2023.

 

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