A Moroccan minor accused of allegedly committing rape in Catalonia

A 17-year-old Moroccan national was identified by the Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalan police, as the suspect in a series of rapes that took place in Barcelona, Spain, in the last couple of months, reports Italian press agency ANSA.

The young man was staying in a reception center for foreign minors in Spain. He is accused of raping six women aged between 40 and 78.

«The rapes took place in Montjuic, Poble Sec, and the area surrounding Vall d'Hebron», wrote ANSA quoting Catalan daily El Periodico.

The Moroccan minor is being held currently at a center, where he was staying after arriving to Spain. Police have managed to identify the minor through DNA evidence, the same source concluded.