Two Paris police officers from an elite crime squad have been formally accused of raping a Canadian tourist after a drunken night out.<br /><br />The case has been given added notoriety by the claim that the alleged assault took place at the prestigious squad’s headquarters whose address – 36, quai des Orfèvres – is renowned in France.<br /><br />The two officers have been freed under judicial supervision. One has reportedly admitted having sex with the woman but insists she consented. <br /><br />Legal sources say a group of policemen met the 34-year-old at the Galway Irish Pub across the River Seine, popular with crime squad officers.<br /><br />After an evening of heavy drinking, the woman is said to have agreed to follow them to their HQ. Later, when she had left after the alleged assault, she filed a criminal complaint.<br /><br />Two other policemen arrested last week in connection with the case have been freed, one without charge, while the other has been named an assisted witness.
