56-year-old man arrested in Girne on accusation of sexually assaulting a female student

A 56-year-old man has been arrested by the TRNC police in Girne on accusation of raping and sexually assaulting a 20-year-old girl.

The suspect identified as Adnan Uçan, 56, had been accused of raping a 20-year-old girl and arrested on Sunday.

According to report by Turkish Cypriot daily, Havadis, the accused said the victim, a student of the faculty of law at a university in Girne was improperly dressed.

According to police report, the accused had sexually harassed the university student by dropping his pants in the middle of the street and showed her his sexual organ.Sighting the police, the accused tried to escape but was caught and arrested.

The suspect was arrested and charged for 'sexual assault' and 'obscenity'.

The suspect during interrogation denied the accusations and according to him, he gave the victim 600 Turkish Lira which she refused to return so he told her he would disgrace her in public if she did not give him the money.