Posted on 08/05/2006 12:41:26 PM PDT by wagglebee
An English schoolgirl has been raped while on holiday with her family at a nudist colony in the south of France.
The girl, believed to be from London, is alleged to have been attacked by a 19-year-old man in a caravan at the Bélézy camp, one of Europe's biggest for naturists, at Bédoin in the Vaucluse.
She is said to be under 15 and regularly attends the colony with her family, who are of Swedish origin.
The suspect is described as a ''brilliant" science student who lives locally. He denied the charge when questioned by an investigating magistrate.
Michel Roubard, a defence lawyer, said his client contested the police version of events and insisted that sex took place "by consent after an evening when both had been drinking".
The youth is being held in custody and theoretically faces up to 30 years in jail for rape of a minor.
The camp, which was established 30 years ago at the foot of Mount Ventoux, attracts about 2,000 nudists each summer and the alleged rape is said to have caused deep shock among holidaymakers. Counselling has been offered to young people at the camp.
Pascal Leclere, the colony's manager, said: ''As the father of two children who are also naturists, I could never have imagined something like this happening here.''
The camp was created by hippies and enforces a strict no-clothes policy, with a sign reminding visitors from all over the world that "full-time nakedness is a basic obligation".
Suzanne Piper, a British agent for the camp, said that she was trying to establish whether the victim was a 14-year-old girl whose family booked their holiday through her company.
She said security at the camp was usually first-rate, with an 8ft perimeter fence and access by swipe cards.
"One wonders where on earth this girl's parents were? It was the middle of the night and they seem to have allowed her to go out drinking with these boys."
I'm THERE!
:D
I'll ponder your comments and make a few of my own.
I've never seen a more sexually oriented group of people, than nudists. You'd think the idea of undressing would satisfy their own need for normalcy, but they aren't happy with that.
They want everyone else to join in. And it seems to me, that they talk about little else than disrobing or sex, as they claim that nudist living aleviates sexual tension.
Hell, I haven't seen more tension that what these folks have.
Maybe this is a lesson for the poor girl that 1) it sometimes pays to be fully dressed; 2) don't go drinking with a guy who has on no clothes.
If anyone is responsible, it's the parents of this girl. Even if I thought it was liberating to run through the woods naked, I'd never insist my teenage daughter participate. Sitting on the sidelines are how many naked (much older men). In one corner you have a naked Granny Clampett, in the other you have a naked 15 year old girl. Duh?
I don't care how non-sexual these "naturist" camps claim to be. We have had a client for many years who runs a nudist camp. Their rules are extremely strict, but I have a hard time believing that the sexual aspect can be turned off at the campground check-in center.
Better yet just where do they pin the badge?
Just hang it from the flagpole.
earrings?
"Naked Granny Clampett?" Excuse me while I go poke out my mind's eye....
It's late, she's not home, and you know that where ever she happens to be, her and her date are both naked. Nope, just can't get a grasp on that concept.
Ping!
"I'm calling on you to cite your source."
Time Magazine did a cover story on Family Nudism some years back. I'll try to find the complete citation and get back to you.
You've got to be kidding?!
"Time" could only be considered an "unbiased" source on this if the other choice was "Hustler."
This is a two-fer for Time -- (a) make conservatives look weird (b) normalize perversion. They would not hesitate to slant the survey or even just make it up.
What you said.
Just take a look at recent TIME covers and you can tell how biased they are.
http://www.time.com/time/searchresults?N=46
Here is the link to the TIME nudist article. It talks about kids sitting around a campfire naked (which in and of itself sounds incredibly dumb!) singing "Kumbayah."
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1005110,00.html
The cover story in the issue is about Christians trying to convert Muslims (and I can hardly imagine what that had to say).
I'm weaker than that ... anyplace in America in the summer .. pretty much makes me 'proud'.
That's HILARIOUS!
The happy couple look like they haven't a clue! LOL!!!
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