Tinder Date Goes Wrong Frenchman Rapes Brit In Phuket

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A Frenchman has been arrested after allegedly raping a British backpacker on a Thai island after the pair met for a Tinder date. 

Elies Gunenez, 36, originally from Paris, was arrested on Wednesday on the island of Phuket after a 29-year-old Briton accused him of raping her on September 7.

The woman, who had arrived in Thailand as a tourist but was celebrating finding her dream job as an English teacher, told police that she had met Gunenez at a beach bar on the night in question after the pair got chatting online.

Police said that Guenez had been married to a Thai woman but had recently divorced after he lost his job due to coronavirus. 

Later that evening the pair went back to her hotel room, where she alleges that she was raped three times by Guenez, using force.

The alleged victim contacted the British Embassy the next day, September 8, and was taken to hospital for medical checks for supporting evidence. 

She showed doctors her wrists, which she said had been injured during the rape. 

A police complaint was lodged on Friday, September 11, and officers issued an arrest arrant and began searching for the suspect. 

Police began searching for Guenez, and on Wednesday received information that he was driving a white Nissan Juke towards the town of Chalong.

Officers set off to find him before noticing his car driving in the opposite direction, according to The Phuket News.

After confirming that the man was Guenez, police arrested him on suspicion of the 'rape of a person over 15 years old by use of threat or force'.

Police say that Guenez has admitted having sex with the woman, but has denied rape. He is being held in custody pending further investigation. 

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