A BRITISH man has been arrested after allegedly raping a Norwegian tourist in an abandoned building on a popular holiday island.
The unnamed Brit, 25, is accused of luring a 24-year-old woman away from a busy nightlife strip before sexually assaulting her.
GettyA British man was arrested for allegedly raping a Norwegian tourist in Rhodes[/caption]
GoogleThe 24-year-old tourist met the suspect on Orfanidou Street (pictured), a popular nightlife strip full of bars and clubs[/caption]
AlamyThe victim escaped, reported the alleged incident and identified the suspect in a lineup (file image)[/caption]
The Norwegian tourist was on holiday with her family in the island of Rhodes, local outlet Skai News reported.
She had gone out for drinks with her sister at around 11.30pm last Wednesday along Orfanidou Street, a seafront road packed with bars and clubs.
There, she met a group of men, including the British suspect.
He led her away under the pretext of wanting to talk privately, it is claimed.
But instead, he took her to an abandoned building where he raped her in the early hours of Thursday, it is alleged.
The young woman reportedly managed to escape after hearing movement outside, running to the beach and then back to her hotel to ask for help.
Police said she later picked out the suspect in a lineup, telling officers one of the men “looks like him”.
She recalled the alleged attacker wearing an earring.
Officers took all the clothing she wore during the alleged attack for forensic lab testing.
Cops in Rhodes have since arrested the 25-year-old Brit.
He was reportedly staying at a hotel in the Fanes area.
Investigators are now examining CCTV footage from Orfanidou Street and nearby areas as they launched a probe into the alleged assault.
Cops are also said to be reviewing the communications – including text messages – of those involved around the time of the alleged rape.
The case comes just two months after a Brit teen was allegedly raped in the sea off the Rhodes coast.
The 16-year-old girl reported the alleged assault during a trip with her family.
The incident is said to have happened in broad daylight at Rhodes‘ Ialysos beach – in front of a hotel packed with guests.
According to Greek outlet Dimokratiki, the girl approached cops with her father.
She claimed she had been sexually assaulted just 20 minutes earlier while swimming with a 15-year-old Belgian boy in the sea.
Meanwhile, another Brit tourist was allegedly raped during her holiday on the Greek island of Corfu.
The 18-year-old woman reportedly filed a complaint after a night out at a shopping mall popular with young partygoers.
AlamyThe woman was on a family holiday when the alleged attack happened (file image)[/caption]