Process against 17-year-olds about rape a twelve year old

Process against 17-year-olds about rape a twelve year old

In a worrying case that employs the courts in Vienna, the trial against a 17-year-old who has to answer for the rape of a 12-year-old girl was recently attested. The court hearing took place on Tuesday at the Criminal Court, but should not be continued as planned due to delays.

The 17-year-old, a young Syrian, was charged with having forced the girl in a parking garage to act for sexual acts against her will. According to the prosecutor, the attacks occurred at the beginning of the year after the girl and the boy had contacted the Snapchat social media platform. Before that, she had made herself known about another boy she was apparently in love with the accused youngsters.

incident in the parking garage

The allegations refer to an incident that is said to have taken place in a parking garage in Favorites, a Viennese district. According to a long time, the girl met in a park after long conversations with the 17-year-old and several other young people. Due to the cold, they then looked for refuge in the nearby parking garage. After leaving the group there was an incident in which the 17-year-old allegedly brought the girl to sexual intercourse.

The accused admitted some of his actions, but rejected the allegations of rape. He supposedly couldn't remember having talked to the girl about her age and believed that they were of the same age. The lawyer of the public prosecutor, on the other hand, emphasized that the victim had credibly described to have been raped what the public prosecutor treated as a serious accusation.

media presence and process course

The process aroused great media interest, which led to additional safety precautions. Before the negotiating hall, a strict film and photography ban applied. The accused, who appeared accompanied by his father, was polite, but apologized to the judge for the delay that had arisen because he had to wait for the entrance control.

On December 5, another trial of a 16-year-old will take place, which is also charged for rape and attempted sexual coercion. The 16-year-old is suspected of encouraging the girl to have similar attacks and threatening him that he would publish stressful video material, should she not fit him. The trial against the 17-year-old continues to be observed, while the investigation in this particularly sensitive case continues. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report on www.5min.at .