A 33-year-old Romanian man was arrested in Magaluf after allegedly approaching a young British boy and hugging and kissing him in the hotel swimming pool at the popular Majorcan resort
A man has been arrested for kissing a four-year-old British lad in a Magaluf hotel swimming pool.
The 33-year-old Romanian was apprehended after allegedly approaching the young boy, hugging him and kissing his face, leaving holidaymakers shocked. The peculiar incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at an undisclosed hotel in the Majorcan party hotspot.
Upon witnessing the event, the boy’s horrified mum immediately confronted the man, causing him to stop immediately, according to reliable sources. Several witnesses lounging around the pool alerted hotel staff who then contacted local police from Calvia Town Hall, which oversees the Magaluf area.
Officers took statements from them and the child’s parents before arresting the suspect on suspicion of sexual assault.
After spending a night in a police cell, he was escorted to court yesterday afternoon by two Civil Guard officers.
The police led him into the court building in Palma, the capital of Majorca, in handcuffs, wearing the same top, shorts and sandals he had on when he was arrested.
As of today, it remains unclear what transpired in court as the hearing was held behind closed doors. It is also unknown whether the investigating judge decided to continue the investigation and release him on bail or remand him to a local prison.
The British family have since returned to the UK following the incident, though it remains unclear whether their holiday was cut short or if they were due to fly home on that date.
Earlier this month, a van driver was arrested by police for abducting and sexually assaulting a young British tourist along Palma’s famed seafront promenade, the Paseo Maritimo.
The suspect is alleged to have forced her into his vehicle after seeing her walking back to her hotel from a nightclub in the Majorcan capital.
Detectives report that he exited the van, grabbed her by the arm and coerced her into the passenger seat.
He then drove off at speed and sexually assaulted her while driving.
The British woman, whose age has not been disclosed, only managed to escape when the alleged sex offender had to halt at a red light and two individuals in a car behind them, who had witnessed the abduction, intervened.
These witnesses were able to capture a photo of the suspect’s number plate, which proved crucial in helping police locate and arrest the man.
This terrifying incident occurred in the early hours of May 10.
The age and nationality of the suspect, who was arrested just hours after the incident, have not been disclosed.
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