Belgian Cops Are Being Investigated for Allegedly Having an Orgy After the Paris Attacks

In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks that killed 130 and wounded hundreds more in Paris last month, the planet's collective gaze promptly turned to Belgium. That's because several of the attackers reportedly lived in or had family connections to the capital of Brussels, which has apparently become a hotbed of radical Islamic activity in what some argue is a testament to the fragility of the European Union.

Suffice it to say international condemnation of Belgium's security apparatus has been intense. And it didn't get any easier for the local powers that be on Wednesday when officials confirmed they're investigating an alleged orgy said to have occurred a week or two after the Paris attacks at a precinct not far from where several of the suspects once lived, as the New York Times reports.

The participants apparently included two female members of the Brussels police force and a coterie of Belgian soldiers who were stationed in the city during the chaotic days after the bombings and mass shooting in France. At the time of the alleged orgy, the Belgian government had raised its terror threat level to the highest possible level, though it has since been reduced. Still, on Tuesday, cops in Brussels announced the arrest of two men earlier this week suspected of plotting yet another attack, this one intended for New Year's Eve. Yet another arrest was made Wednesday.

According to the local paper La Dernière Heure, on the night of the alleged orgy in late November, two female cops were encouraged to visit the police dorm where the soldiers were sleeping after the station had been closed for the night, and had sex with eight men. As you might expect at a time when emotions were running high, alcohol is believed to have been involved.

The police commissioner for the adjacent Brussels-Capital district, Ilse Van de Keere, acknowledged the rumors have been percolating, but maintained what you might a call a euphemistic stance.

"All these people have been working closely together for weeks now, often doing long hours," she told the Times. "We have developed a very good working relationship with the army."

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