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A young tourist says she was tortured for seven weeks by a couple who kept her prisoner in a hotel room and degraded her.Alfio Anthony Granata, 44, and Jennifer Peaston, 32, are accused of holding the 21-year-old captive in a long-term rental apartment at the Bell City complex in Preston.Mr Granata faced court this week, and was charged with more than 100 offences, including rape and assault with a knife, abduction and theft.

He was refused bail and will return to Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on July 12.Ms Peaston faces more than 100 charges.The tourist was reportedly “systematically brutalised” throughout her ordeal, which began on November 15 and ended on Christmas Day.It’s alleged the duo kidnapped the woman with the intention of raping her and then repeatedly sexually assaulted her, bashed her with a stick and kicked her as she was held down by a third person.Her ordeal reportedly ended only when she managed to break free.

The woman and the two accused were known to each other, it is understood.Police arrested and interviewed the pair on Boxing Day and released them pending further investigation.They were arrested and charged on February 8 and have been on remand since.Little is known about Mr Granata, who sources have said is a sports fanatic born in Italy.One family friend said he was shocked to hear allegations that Mr Granata was involved. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, described Mr Granata as a nice family man.The apartment complex where the crimes are said to have occurred is visited by hundreds of people every day.The sprawling complex – complete with a pool, a gym, and bars and cafes – has a notorious past. In 2011, two women were caught filming a pornographic movie on a balcony in broad daylight.

Neighbours complained the film was being made in full view of residents, children and road users.One neighbour said she was constantly contacting centre management complaining of offensive behaviour by some clientele.Complaints included a stripper entertaining men on a balcony, fireworks being set off from hotel rooms, guests yelling abuse at her children, and beer bottles and litter being thrown from balconies.

Another complained that a microwave and used condoms were thrown into backyards by some hotel patrons.The complex includes hundreds of rooms and long-term rental apartments.The long-term accommodation section features a large outdoor pool, a 24-hour gym and boasts of first-class facilities at “extremely affordable rates”.The rooms where the young tourist said she was held captive would have contained an LCD TV, bar fridge, microwave, internet access, airconditioning/heating, telephone and private en suite with shower and toilet.Room rates are advertised at as little as $280 a week for a six to 12-month stay, or up to $320 a week for a five-week stay.The area was loud and bustling during the day as hundreds of guests and residents went about their day, unaware of the horrors police say occurred inside.