2023-12-20 16:48:41
The Charleroi Criminal Court pronounced Wednesday morning a sentence of 5 years in prison with a probationary suspension of 5 years once morest a man prosecuted for rape and sexual assault on his niece between June 2007 and January 2008 The fifty-year-old had only admitted part of the facts, affirming that “the victim had turned it on”. A nine-year prison sentence was requested once morest him by the prosecution.
In 2022, following exchanging messages with the defendant, the victim filed a complaint for the sexual assaults committed by her uncle. The latter had only admitted part of the facts, committed during the 2007 end-of-year celebrations.
At that time, the young minor was sent to the defendant’s home every weekend to help the family. “He notably told her that he would have a surprise if she vacuumed well. He then asked her to close her eyes and slipped his penis into his niece’s hands,” said substitute Vervaeren. When faced with justice, the defendant rejected the responsibility for the facts on his victim. “I let it happen. She wanted to learn and she asked lots of questions regarding sexuality because she had a boyfriend at the time. She was the one who came to me, she turned me on.”
A nine-year prison sentence was requested once morest the uncle, who minimized his behavior, according to the public prosecutor. Me Mathieu, for the defense, had pleaded for a probationary stay.
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