“Thionville Sexual Assault Case: Facilitator Receives 1-Year Sentence for Corruption of Minors”

In 2018, the actions of this animator hired by a social structure in Thionville had been the subject of first suspicions, following his inappropriate behavior towards a teenager. The complaint had been closed without follow-up [des discordances apparaissant entre l’audition et l’expertise de la plaignante, N.D.L.R.] in “a context” recognized however as “problematic”.

Then two legal proceedings against her followed, launched by the families of two other minors.

The first evokes these moments when the defendant asks the little one, then schooled in CE2, to undress in a room out of sight. It is also a question of touching on the part of the “referent figure”. For two years, the schoolgirl would have been a puppet manipulated by the one who also sent, one evening of drinking, the photo of her sex to another young girl, via Snapchat.

He recognizes “recklessness, professional misconduct”

Prosecuted for sexual assault and corruption of a minor, the thirty-something with a clean record, assisted by his lawyer at his trial on Monday, delivers his version.

Faced with very precise, constant denunciations, the defendant, appreciated for “his qualities as a big brother and second father”, admits having always taken children and teenagers “on [ses] knees without innuendo”, but having committed “recklessness” and “professional misconduct. In hindsight, acting this way with children of this age was not appropriate. I didn’t want to do anything with them, ”he says at the helm.

Prohibition of working with minors

Unconvincing for the northern Moselle court which decided to sentence Jonathan Castellotto to three years in prison, two of which were suspended on probation for three years. That is to say a firm year of detention, suitable for conversion by means of an electronic bracelet, at home.

In addition to the care obligations, the Yussois was banned from contact with the victims, from working permanently with minors, from exercising in the public service for a period of five years.

His name now appears in the File of perpetrators of sexual or violent offences. Finally, he will have to compensate the civil parties (from 1000 to 6000€ of moral damage for the minors, and from 300 to 500 € for each of the parents).