She wanted to confront her stepfather whom she accused of sexual assault.
But this teenager found herself in front of the empty box of the criminal court of Meaux on Wednesday.
This is because his mother's companion committed suicide last Saturday in his cell in Meaux-Chauconin prison, where he had been in pre-trial detention since the end of July.
The judges could only pronounce the termination of the public action against him.
“I had to assist him, I had met him in detention.
He would have been keen to explain himself.
This will not be the case.
He did me the honor of confiding his defense to me, that's why I came, ”said Jean-Christophe Ramadier at the start of the hearing, which he followed from start to finish although 'he didn't have to.
The vacuum left by the defendant had the consequence of leaving his companion alone in front of the judges.
This 38-year-old resident of Val d'Europe was sentenced to three months in prison for non-denunciation of sexual assault inflicted on a minor under 15 years old.
She was devastated.
“My client does not want to request a referral, despite the circumstances.
She wants to turn the page on this bad story, ”said Carine Fontaine, her lawyer.
In 2015, the mother had received the confidences of her eldest daughter, who assured her that she had been attacked by her stepfather.
Confidences without any legal consequences.
“I had a hard time believing her, the version was not always the same.
We have always had trouble understanding and talking to each other.
She came from a rape.
She looked a lot like her father, ”explained the defendant, in tears.
Before whispering: “I regret the relationship that I do not have with my daughter.
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"I came so that he confesses the facts and that he apologizes"
Domestic violence, massive alcoholism, financial difficulties: the hearing was only a painful plunge into the closed doors of this family, recomposed around this woman, abused by a relative when she was in college.
After giving birth, she must have continued to see her attacker.
The teenager could not find help from a psychologist, her father considering that it was "for crazy people".
Her eldest daughter was not attending the hearing.
“My client was hospitalized today, following a miscarriage,” said Mr. Bogos Boghossian.
The lawyer was surprised by the defendant's position: "Why did you prefer to believe your companion, given his background?
An allusion to his ten-year prison sentence for rape pronounced by the Seine-et-Marne Assize Court in 2005.
The defendant also had to face her youngest, 16 years old. Twice, in 2011-2012 and in 2017-2018 - the dates are uncertain - she was sexually assaulted by her stepfather. Before killing himself, the latter - in part - admitted the facts during the investigation. “I had come for him. So that he confesses the facts and apologizes. So that I can move forward because I am blocked, ”explained, also in tears, this teenager deprived for ever of a judicial conviction. She learned of her stepfather's death in court.
As for the younger sister, she came to testify on behalf of her mother. A true declaration of love made by this young woman despite her placements in homes during her childhood. " I lost everything. I love my daughters and I am sorry for the life I gave them, ”breathed the defendant.