On Friday, July 8, the former host of the air center in Arcachon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Assisi court in Gironde for the rape and sexual abuse of minors, AFP reports from lawyers. The court followed the prosecutor’s request during the trial, which took place for five days behind closed doors, a measure granted by law to victims who request it in rape cases. He also has a 10-year care obligation and will be registered on the sex offenders register.
Appeal against conviction
The former Mille Potes Air Center host, now 26, was on trial for raping and sexually assaulting five little girls between the ages of 3 and 5 during events in 2016. The incident caused excitement among the families of the family. Arkakhon: A white march was organized in 2019 after new complaints from families. Five of them were registered as civil parties. The accused, who faced up to 20 years in prison, disputed the charge of rape throughout the trial, admitting, however. “caresses” according to his lawyer, Christian Blasi, who is promoting a “failure”.
For him, his client did not deserve this punishment. “This guy was free for five years, there was no problem.”, he assessed. He announced his decision to appeal the verdict as soon as the hearing ended. “This case was distorted from the beginning by media hype, which was originally intended to weaken the municipality.”, also regretted his advice. He believes that the accusation of rape is unfounded “No objective element, only words of 3 to 4 year old children.” For Arash Derambarsh, one of the civil party lawyers, however, there were elements “indisputable sin” by the accused, citing, in particular, the psychological reports submitted to the court.
Source: Le Figaro
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