The key facts

  • The woman came for a job interview for a nanny position and, according to her, was locked in an apartment on Peizazhnaya Street
  • She states that one of the men raped her and took her documents; she was only able to get out in the morning
  • Two suspects were detained, and investigators are establishing the circumstances of the case

What happened

In Saint Petersburg, two men have been detained in a case involving the rape and unlawful confinement of a 26-year-old woman who was looking for work as a nanny and had come for a job interview. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the Telegram channel '112' and Life.ru citing REN TV. According to the victim, the incident took place in an apartment on Peizazhnaya Street: instead of a conversation about working conditions, she was locked in the premises and pressured into drinking alcohol.

The victim's statement and the police response

The woman said that one of the men in the apartment raped her and took her documents, and that she was unable to leave the premises on her own for a long time. She managed to get out only the next morning, after which she went to the police. The victim was referred for a medical examination, both suspects were detained, and investigators are establishing the details of what happened. Both outlets describe the events based on the woman's own account — the investigation's conclusions on how to classify the suspects' actions have not yet been announced.