The incident brought back memories of the spate of campsite rapes that occurred in the Ardeche area between 2010 and 2012. Police in southern France have launched a manhunt after the parents of a Dutch girl aged 8 reported that she was sexually assaulted in her tent at night. The girl was on holiday with her family at a campsite in Saint-Alban-Auriolles in the Ardeche region of southern France, which is popular with holiday makers from both France and abroad. The sexual assaults also took place at night time with young girls aged between the age of six and 17. The incident comes at the height of the summer season when campsites in the area are packed with holidaymakers.

Source: The Local August 10, 2016 08:37 UTC