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Paris Police Officers Found Guilty Of Gang-Raping Canadian Tourist

They have 10 days to appeal the verdict.
Antoine Q., one of two French policemen accused of raping a Canadian tourist in April 2014, arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Paris on Jan.14, 2019.
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Antoine Q., one of two French policemen accused of raping a Canadian tourist in April 2014, arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Paris on Jan.14, 2019.

Two French policemen have been found guilty of gang-raping a Canadian tourist nearly five years ago, according to media reports.

The two officers, now identified as Nicolas Redouane and Antoine Quirin, were accused of raping Emily Spanton at police headquarters in Paris. They have been sentenced to seven years in prison, and have been ordered to pay 20,000 euros (CAD$30,083) in damages.

They have 10 days to appeal the verdict, according to CTV News.

Spanton, who agreed to be publicly identified, is the daughter of a Toronto police officer, according to The Associated Press.

Nicolas R., one of two French policemen accused of raping a Canadian tourist in April 2014, arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Paris on Jan. 14, 2019.
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Nicolas R., one of two French policemen accused of raping a Canadian tourist in April 2014, arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Paris on Jan. 14, 2019.

Spanton said she met a group of officers across the street from the prestigious 36 Quai des Orfevres station near the Seine River in an Irish pub in April 2014.

The officers invited her for a tour of police headquarters, where she claimed she was forced to drink whisky, perform oral sex and was raped several times.

The men's DNA was found on Spanton's underwear, according to court documents.

With files from The Associated Press

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