By Jacob Bojesson
The Cologne Carnival kicked off Thursday with 22 reported cases of sexual assaults, including two rapes, despite increased security.
The annual Carnival — one of the largest festivals in Europe — kicked off Thursday with “Ladies Night.” New measures such as “safe zones” for women and 2,500 police officers on patrol were supposed to prevent a repeat of the attacks on New Year’s Eve.
While the events appear to have been on a much smaller scale, two serious cases of rape were reported. Last year’s opening had 10 reported cases.
Tabloid Bild claims a 22-year-old girl was knocked unconscious by a 17-year-old Afghan refugee after he showed her porn on his cell phone. She claims she didn’t “feel like she’d been raped” when she woke up.
Esmeralda Labye, a Belgian reporter, was groped on live television by men of European appearance that appeared to be intoxicated.
“At first they were just making faces behind me. Then a hand landed on my breast. I was was shocked,” Labye said. “My piece on camera was chaotic, people showing middle fingers, a man who was having fun miming a sex act behind me and above all the hand placed on my breast.”
Cologne police made a total of 181 arrests throughout the night. The festival will continue through Ash Wednesday next week.
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