A 17-year-old suspect has been placed in a closed detention facility following a sexual assault involving another 17-year-old in the municipality of Hesperange on Sunday morning. The incident took place in a forest, according to a statement from the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The suspect, who is believed to have sexually assaulted the other teenager, was quickly identified.
Given the particularly serious nature of the allegations, authorities decided to place the suspect in a closed facility. However, as the Socio-Educational Centre (Centre socio-éducatif de l'État), known as UNISEC, is currently at full capacity, the teenager was taken to prison instead.
The Public Prosecutor's Office stressed that the presumption of innocence remains in force until a person has been convicted by a final court ruling.
