“These women need to understand that they are taken seriously and that they are worthy of protection.
I hope that your verdict will show them that you were able to give credence to their word, and give them a little dignity.
It is also a warning for all those who would be tempted to treat these women as objects, as slaves.
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These words from Attorney General Jeanne-Marie Vermeulin found an echo at the Paris Assize Court.
Tried for the assault and theft of four Chinese prostitutes, aged 36 to 60, three of whom were raped, in Belleville (Paris XX), three years ago, Abdul K., exiled from Afghanistan, was sentenced on January 26 to fifteen years of criminal imprisonment with a treatment order.
A second trial will follow: as his defense indicates, he has just appealed.
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