The trial of a former activity center animator accused of rape and sexual assault on five little girls, in Arcachon in 2016, opened on Monday July 4 before the Gironde Assize Court, where the total camera was declared .
Now 26, the former host of the Mille Potes airy center in Arcachon, who appears free, is accused of rape and sexual assault on five little girls aged 5 or less at the time of the events.
According to his lawyer, Maître Christian Blazy, the case was "
expanded
" and "
should have been tried in corrections, by (magistrates, editor's note) professionals
", he told AFP.
No child auditioned
The case had aroused the excitement of the families of Arcachon.
A white march was organized in 2019, following the filing of new complaints from families.
Five have joined as civil parties.
Before pronouncing the total closed session, at the request of a civil party family supported by the Advocate General, the President, Hubert Hansenne, declared that no child, all now aged around ten, would not be auditioned.
He indicated that he preferred the projection of their testimony filmed at the time of the events, because "
from experience, after so many years, the victims do not remember anything
", he declared.
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“
The camera mainly protects the accused.
Thanks to the law, children are already protected, we cannot communicate their identity
", protested Annie Gourgue, president of the association La Mouette which acts for the protection of children and who is a civil party in this case. case.
Rape of a 15-year-old minor is punishable by 20 years of criminal imprisonment.
The trial is scheduled to last until Friday.
