Process start: rape of a twelve-year-old in Vienna favorites

Process start: rape of a twelve-year-old in Vienna favorites

In Vienna favorites, this week is the first trial of a 17-year-old who is accused of having sexually misused a twelve-year-old several times. This is a significant case, since the public prosecutor's office is already investigating a whole group of young people who are said to be involved in various attacks in the course of 2023. The alleged perpetrators are composed of various nationalities, including Syrians, Austrians and Turks, and are between the ages of 14 and 18, while a 19-year-old is also involved in the case.

The 12-year-old is said to be in contact with the accused at the beginning of the year about a boy in which she was in love. This led to a dangerous circle in which the girl was exploited. It is reported that the young people filmed them with cell phone cameras and then blackmailed them to force them to participate in further sexual acts. Shame and fear of the proven evidence they held away from turning to their mother immediately.

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The investigators finally became aware of the 17-year-old by Instagram messages. He denies ever talking about the age of the girl and believes that he was acting with a mutual partner. In the middle of the court proceedings, a ban on film and photography applies to protect the privacy of the people involved.

There is another trial against a 16-year-old who is scheduled to begin on December 5th. Against these adolescents, there is being investigated for attempted coercion, with serious allegations being made that he wanted to push the 12-year-old after the first sexual intercourse to carry out further sexual acts, otherwise he threatened to publish compromising material on the Internet.

The Vienna public prosecutor is actively involved in this case, since it not only investigates the directly accused young people, but also against another 14 suspects. These are also suspected of having committed severe sexual attacks against underage. Two of these suspects are accused of having made video recordings of the girl during the sexual attacks to take advantage of them for their own purposes.

These processes attract a lot of attention and raise questions about the security and protection of minor children in digital and social rooms. The defendants face serious charges, and the developments of the next few weeks could be crucial for the legal measures against sexual abuse in society. For detailed reporting on the current state of affairs, www.kleinezeitung.at .