Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Quebec native says he was kidnapped, robbed, beaten, and raped by group of men in Puerto Vallarta

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - In a horrific ordeal that began in late March, Quebec native Patrick Larochelle has revealed his ordeal of being kidnapped, robbed, beaten, and raped by a group of criminals in Puerto Vallarta. The traumatic experience has left the victim scarred both physically and emotionally.

Larochelle, who has lived for five years in the Jalisco region with his partner, Enrique Mucino, had his life turned upside down on March 23rd. The incident began at a local bar, a familiar haunt for him, where he was reportedly drugged with GHB by the locals.

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