The little girl is 8 years old today. She has been placed in a child welfare center for over two years. In the summer of 2020, the girl returns to her family every fortnight, to her parents and brothers, in Mondelange. But his behavior alerts educators. They describe a sexualized attitude, inappropriate gestures and postures. She will also tell the psychologist that her older brother touches her body, she shows her private parts, mimics digital penetration. She expresses herself poorly, she has attention problems.
The little one has mental retardation and emotional deficiencies. A psychologist, commissioned within the framework of the investigation, considers that his testimony is fragile, but that it is plausible. The family refuses to believe it. The big brother is however prosecuted for sexual assault on a minor. He has just appeared before the Thionville Criminal Court.
Robust figure, dressed in black, short hair, he continues to deny at the bar. He recalls his attachment to his little sister. He is 22 years old, he is “his godfather, his protector”. “How can a little girl describe such gestures if she hasn’t experienced them? “Asks the president of the court. “I don’t know,” he repeats. “It all hurts. “
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A child in pain
The girl’s lawyer portrays a child in great pain. “She has a violence in her”, reports Me Laura Jorrot. “Her family has turned their backs on her, as have the institutions, for three years she has been blocked in a transition center, because no home can manage her behavior. She has no psychological follow-up and almost no support. She is alone in the world, ”continues the lawyer. She claims 6,000 euros in damages.
The public prosecutor goes further. He believes that the professionals of the Departmental Children’s Center are trained to identify abnormal behavior and collect the words of young victims. It requires two years in prison against the accused. Including one year firm, convertible under bracelet, and one year suspended subject to the obligation to take care of himself for three years.
“We are going to condemn him when we do not really know what he did, or when, or under what conditions,” lashes out the lawyer of the big brother, Ylies Berrahou. He evokes vague remarks, a rapid investigation. He speaks of a little girl under the influence, cut off from his family. “We told her that she had to talk, that she denounce. The defense pleads for the release.
The court will deliver its decision on November 9.
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