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Saint-Malo court: he shares a sofa bed with a friend, she accuses him of sexual assault a year and a half later

A 43-year-old man appeared Thursday, January 20, before the Saint-Malo court.Accused of sexual assault, he shouted his innocence with force ... before being found guilty.

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On June 8, 2019, participants in a birthday party go to sleep.The apartment is small, some sleep on the ground, others at the foot of a sofa, two others on the sofa bed.These are good friends, who attended the same school benches.In the middle of the night, wants to put "her arm, to embrace" her friend and begins to "pass her hand on his arm, the leg" he said.He maintains that they were each dressed, "swaddled" in their respective sleeping bags, and even "sausage".

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Two versions

But the 25 -year -old young woman will file a complaint a year and a half later.She tells the police that he rather touched her sex and breasts under her clothes.

Tribunal de Saint-Malo : il partage un canapé-lit avec une amie, elle l'accuse d'agression sexuelle un an et demi plus tard

At the hearing, the 43 -year -old man who appears for sexual assault says he was "fell from the clouds" when he learned the procedure."It's been a year since I saw hell, it's a dishonor."He claims to have had no sexual ideas towards this young woman:" I have never experienced any attraction for her.»»

The complainant absent at the hearing refused the confrontation to the police station.

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He shouts his innocence

Father, the defendant is described by his work colleagues as having "great qualities".At the helm, he cries by swearing that he had never affected the complainant, and shouts her innocence with force, as we rarely see in this courtroom.

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A "miscarriage of legal"

Pierre Stichelbault, who defends the defendant, says he is embarrassed that this affair is judged without the presence of the young woman."Without asking her questions, you are not perfectly lit."He raises the doubt who must benefit the defendant and the miscarriage of justice who would be made if his client was found guilty:" There are people who appear in court and who are in good faith ... yes, it happens!»»

His client is still found guilty and sentenced to 6 months suspended prison sentence.He will be registered in the judicial file of the authors of sexual offenses, and his work in the public service is now impossible.His lawyer has already announced their intention to appeal this decision.

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