Overview
- Two Dutch women, ages 23 and 24, reported that they were robbed and sexually assaulted near Piazza del Duomo in central Milan in the early hours Friday.
- According to their complaint, the man seized a phone and a bag on Via Larga and then forced sex to give the items back.
- They broke free after one punched him and were taken to a Carabinieri station and then to Clinica Mangiagalli for medical and forensic care.
- Investigators coordinated by prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis say they have identified a Moroccan man about 30 with prior convictions for robbery and assault and are now searching for him.
- Police are reviewing surveillance footage near the Duomo, and the victims’ prior exchange of the suspect’s Instagram contact helped them give a detailed description.