Italian outlet Il Giornale reports Australian law enforcement detained Nicoletti as well as an accomplice, 36-year-old Vincenzo Mineo, labeling both men “serial rapists.” Investigators assert that the pair began a reign of terror in March earlier this year.
Mineo and Nicoletti would pose as a gay couple and visit clubs throughout Western Australia. The two would then target “drunk and vulnerable” women for assault.
At least eight women have accused the pair.Related: Brazil rocked by brutal gang rape of a gay manPolice managed to track Nicoletti and Mineo using a combination of security camera footage and eyewitness accounts.