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The bouncer was arrested and charged with rape
- Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
- Published: 17:13, 15 Nov 2024
- Updated: 17:13, 15 Nov 2024
A WOMAN was allegedly raped extracurricular a fashionable London nightclub by a bouncer with unit ignoring her report.
Heaven, successful Vauxhall, volition beryllium closed for up to 28 days pursuing the alleged rape, Met constabulary confirmed.
The information subordinate successful question was arrested and charged with rape and is connected remand successful prison.
A Met Police connection read: "Earlier today, a Westminster Council licensing proceeding ruled that the licence for Heaven nightclub disconnected Villiers Street should beryllium suspended for up to 28 days, until a afloat proceeding tin instrumentality place.
"This volition instrumentality effect instantly meaning Heaven volition not unfastened from contiguous onwards.
"The decision, which followed an exertion from the Metropolitan Police, was made connected the grounds of nationalist safety.
"The proceeding heard that successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, 1 November a pistillate was allegedly raped successful the vicinity of the venue by a subordinate of information staff. Other unit past allegedly ignored her efforts to study the attack.
"A subordinate of information unit was arrested and has since been charged with rape. He is connected remand successful prison.
"It follows different incidental successful May erstwhile 3 members of the venue’s information squad were filmed assaulting a lawsuit successful the street.
"These incidents rise superior concerns astir the venue’s quality to fulfil its obligations to support its customers, successful peculiar successful narration to safeguarding."