Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine. A 17-year-old girl who was physically and sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges for using pepper spray to fend off her assailant.

Police said the girl will be fined, even though the pepper spray stopped her attacker. Photo: Colourbox

A 17-year-old girl who was physically and sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges for using pepper spray to fend off her assailant.

The teenager told police that she was attacked in central Sønderborg on Wednesday at around 10pm by an English-speaking man in dark clothing. She said the man knocked her to the ground and then unbuttoned her pants and attempted to undress her. 

The girl was able to save herself from further assault by using pepper spray on the attacker, but now she may be the one who ends up in legal trouble. 

"It is illegal to possess and use pepper spray, so she will likely be charged for that," local police spokesman Knud Kirsten told TV Syd. 

Numerous readers wrote in the comments section on TV Syd's story about the incident that they would be willing to pay the girl's fine, which will most likely be 500 kroner. 

The man who attacked the 17-year-old fled from the scene and has not been charged. 

It is not known, however, if the assailant in this latest incident was an asylum seeker or refugee.

In related news, a nightclub in Sønderborg is now barring guests from entering if they cannot speak Danish, English or German. Other Danish nightclubs are also reportedly considering similar moves. 

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