Police in Rincón de la Victoria have detained a 21-year-old youth who allegedly tried to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl in a toilet cubicle on the promenade near the Municipal Tourist Office.
A man was apparently waiting for his young daughter who had gone to the toilets in the wooden prefabricated building near the Tourist Office when the girl came out screaming, followed by the youth.
The father tackled the youth and restrained him. The owner of a nearby kiosk spotted a friend, a police officer, passing by in his car and the off duty officer then held the youth until the Guardia Civil arrived.
According to the girl, the youth followed her into the toilet and closed the door. He then dropped his trousers to expose his genitals and told the girl to touch him. The youth apparently became frightened when the girl began screaming and opened the door, but not before threatening her.
The youth was arrested and charged with the alleged crimes of illegal detention, indecent exposure and attempted sexual assault.
The girl underwent forensic examination at the local Health Centre and the Mujer-Menor (EMUME) branch of the Guardia Civil is now investigating the incident.