Third Rape Case Filed Against Islamic Scholar Ramadan

Third Rape Case Filed Against Islamic Scholar Ramadan
Author Tariq Ramadan is seen during an interview with Reuters in New York April 8, 2010. Reuters/Mike Segar
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PARIS—A 45-year-old woman filed a new rape case in France on Wednesday against Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, the third against the Islamic studies professor, judicial sources said on Wednesday.

The woman accused Ramadan of violent sexual assault on multiple occasions between early 2013 and June 2014, according to the filing seen by Reuters.