GETTY Germany has seen several anti-migrant protests in recent months

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Selin Goren, a 24-year-old politician and refugee activist, was sexually assaulted by the group last January in the city of Mannheim. After she was pushed to the ground, two men sexually assaulted her while a third verbally abused her in a foreign language - probably Kurdish or Farsi. While initially struck by fear, she eventually fled after she bravely fought back.

A member of the public who saw her in a distraught state soon afterwards called the police. However, despite the fact the men were Arabic in appearance, she told officers they were a “mixed group” of foreigners and locals and that they had all been speaking German.

GETTY Protests have been held following a mass sexual assault incident in Cologne last New Year's Eve

She also said she had only been robbed and did not tell police about the sexual assaults. Ms Goren is a member of a left-wing group and is a passionate activist for refugee rights. She has also worked tirelessly to help refugees integrate into German society and has also visited a refugee centre in Iraq. She said when she spoke to police she was thinking about the protest march against racism and sexism that was due to take place in a few hours, as well as about the anti-migrant attacks which had been occurring in Germany following the New Year’s Eve sex assaults in Cologne.

GETTY Hundreds of women were sexually assaulted in Cologne last winter

Adding to this, Ms Goren said the first question she was asked by police was: "Were they refugees?" She said this enraged her, so she replied no. She did tell them the real story, however, after she told her boyfriend what had happened that night and he convinced her to come clean. She has now gone public with her story in Germany in an attempt to convince other women not to fear political correctness when reporting crimes.

Migrant March to the 'Promised Land' Mon, October 26, 2015 Thousands of migrants march towards central and northern Europe after crossing from Croatia. Play slideshow AP 1 of 20 Thousands of migrants can be seen moving through fields after crossing from Croatian borders