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A 10-year-old boy was raped by an Iraqi refugee at a swimming pool because he had a high sex drive, it has been reported.

The youngster was dragged into the changing rooms by the 20-year-old before he was assaulted.

Following the attack, the Iraqi went back into the swimming pool in Vienna, Austria, but was detained after the distraught youngster alerted the lifeguard.

Police arrested the man at the pool. The youngster was taken to hospital with severe injuries.

According to Kronen Zeitung, the man, who has a wife and children, told police he attacked the boy because of a high sex drive and it was a “sexual emergency”.

He claimed this was because he had not sex for four months and reportedly said it was “a huge mistake”.

The rape took place on December 2 at the Theresienbad pool.

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It comes after a number of attacks against women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.

A number of asylum seekers were arrested and are under investigation for the attacks.