SYDNEY — A British backpacker was sexually assaulted and held captive for weeks in the Australian Outback before being rescued by police who pulled over the car she was driving, officials said Tuesday. The officers then searched the vehicle and found a 22-year-old man hiding in a storage alcove in the back, police said. But in January, police say, the man began subjecting the woman to a series of violent assaults. The woman had very little opportunity to escape throughout her ordeal, Hart said. A 60-year-old man who was charged with attempted murder, assault and kidnapping in that case goes on trial this week.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2017 00:39 UTC