The incident occurred in the suburb Albano Laziale, near Rome. The Romanian was caught by a police patrol while he was accosting a 21 year-old woman, in an attempt to rape her.
The Italian woman was taken to the precinct, and she confirmed that the Romanian tried to rape her.
The police are investigating the case, and do not leave out the possibility that the Romanian knew the alleged victim.
An intense debate aroused in Italy after six Romanians were recently arrested for raping an Italian woman in Guidonia, near Rome.
Two Romanians were caught recently in their attempt to rape an Italian woman in Naples, southern Italy.