The facts took place on January 11, 2020 around 2 a.m. in Liège. A young French student had been followed in the street and approached in a rude and brutal manner. The defendant had pretended to ask her for a light before cornering her in the entrance of a building and imposing acts of rape and sexual assault on her.
At first instance, the defendant was sentenced to 6 years in prison and made available to the court for the enforcement of sentences for a period of 5 years. The prosecution had appealed against these provisions and requested an aggravation of the sanction.
The defendant was in a state of legal recidivism and had already been condemned previously for an act of rape. The court increased his sanction to 8 years in prison and confirmed his release to the court responsible for the enforcement of sentences for a period of 5 years.