The 29-year-old man who advances this Monday to the bar of the criminal court of Evry is prosecuted for violence on his partner, in the presence of minors, resulting in three days of total incapacity for work (ITT), and death threats. He appeared in the very first audience specializing in Essonne in violence against women. A first in Ile-de-France, with the exception of Paris.
The defendant minimizes the facts. "I think there are a lot of additions," he defends himself. I didn't hit her! Already, she had nothing in mind. If I had hit her, I think she would have had more than three days of ITT. He barely concedes having threatened her with death, having "shaken" her and having kicked her. Nothing too serious to hear, especially since the victim is not present. "You can no longer even distinguish that in your daily life, this scene is extremely violent," pointed out the deputy prosecutor. You have integrated into your relationship this violence which is trivialized. It is not tolerable! "
The young man was sentenced to one year in prison suspended probation with obligation of care and prohibition from frequenting any drinking establishment for two years.
This specialized hearing, where three cases were heard on Monday, was a will displayed by the public prosecutor Caroline Nisand and the president of the judicial court of Evry, Benjamin Deparis. They announced it at the court's formal re-entry hearing on January 17. A second hearing will take place on Wednesday morning. The objective is to maintain two hearings per month with six files each.
"An educational speech"
At the end of this first trial, the judge and the prosecutor said they were satisfied with the setting up of these specialized hearings. “The advantage of grouping these files is to be able to develop an educational discourse which will be heard by all defendants. It allows them to see other cases, other victims who are suffering. The speech carries more ", estimate the two magistrates.
"It's a good thing," says Patricia Papy, lawyer, president of the victims commission. The president, Mr. Deparis, did an internship in an association receiving women victims of violence, he is aware of it. But all the magistrates should be trained. At the parquet, we have referents, but who are overwhelmed. At the seat, for some judges, it is a world apart, they do not realize. They would need immersion internships in associations, ”advocates Me Papy.
50% more lawsuits since 2016
For the public prosecutor Caroline Nisand, these hearings have a triple objective. “First of all, reduce hearing times for procedures that are not immediate appearances. We currently have a maximum deadline of 6 months, the objective is to go from 1 to 3 months maximum.
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These new hearings are intended to absorb a third of the marital hearings of the year, 408 in 2019. Knowing that since 2016, we have increased our proceedings by more than 50%. " How? 'Or' What ? Previously, cases where these were the first acts of domestic violence could be the subject of alternative measures [Editor's note: such as a two-day responsibility training course, at the author's expense]. Now, they are systematically prosecuted in court, as illustrated by the case decided on Tuesday.
Second objective, "devote more time to these cases and have a more panoramic view of these cases while having the same magistrates all the time", underlines Caroline Nisand. Third objective, "to give visibility to the treatment of this phenomenon. With the symbolism that will lead the president and myself to participate in these hearings. This will be the case this Wednesday.