The mayor of a town in the Occitaine region of France was hospitalized after he was attacked, robbed, stripped and left tied to a tree at a known gay cruising spot.The mayor, 67, whose name has not been released, was reportedly discovered by emergency responders on September 10 in a car park on Chemin de la Loge in the city of Toulouse.The attackers made off with his car and clothes, according to French newspaper La Dépêche.According to the police report, the two assailants kicked and punched the man after he got out of his vehicle.
They took his car keys, removed his clothes, and then tied him to a tree.Shortly after driving off in his car, they ditched it and fled on foot, according to a witness.The mayor was taken to Purpan Hospital.