A 35-year-old firefighter who trained young firefighters was indicted for alleged rape of a minor he supervised, we learned Thursday from the Mulhouse prosecutor's office.
The facts would have taken place between 2009 and 2010 at the rescue center of Hirsingue, a town in the south of the Haut-Rhin.
Minor under 15 years old
The victim, now over 25, only recently filed a complaint against the man responsible for training young firefighters, accusing him of assault and rape.
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Placed in police custody at the beginning of the week, he was presented on Wednesday to an investigating judge who "indicted him
for acts of sexual assault and rape of a minor under 15 and a minor aged 15 years
, “said an AFP correspondent Edwige Roux-Morizot, public prosecutor of Mulhouse.
“
It was the young woman who ended up filing a complaint and denouncing the facts of which she was the victim.
For the time being, only this complaint has been registered, so only one identified victim
, ”she added.
The suspect was placed under judicial control with in particular the prohibition to exercise his functions of trainer, firefighter and to report to the barracks of Hirsingue.
