France Protests Over Police Rape Allegation Turn Fiery

After more than a week of protests over a young Frenchman's allegation that police raped him with a baton during a routine stop, the demonstrations in a Paris suburb turned violent overnight, reports NBC News. "Several vehicles, including a media truck, were set on fire and police officers had to intervene to rescue a young child trapped in a burning vehicle," per a statement from Paris police. Protesters are angry over the case of a 22-year-old identified only as Theo, and the police response that the rape was accidental and that Theo's pants "slipped down on their own." Public outcry shows no signs of letting up, notes NBC, with one protester saying that "It's unacceptable that the police [inquiry] say it was an accident. It's just simply abnormal and so I think these clashes are nothing compared to what people should do." So far one officer is under investigation for suspected rape, and three others for unnecessary violence. (More Paris police stories.)