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| Sentence reduced for French teen convicted in antisemitic gang rape of Jewish girl, 12 |
| 2025-11-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] The teen, one of three convicted for the crime, has prison term cut from nine to seven years for incident last year that drew widespread outcry A French court has reduced the sentence of one of the teenagers convicted in the antisemitic gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl outside Gay Paree in 2024, shortening his nine-year sentence by two years. The crime in June 2024 drew widespread outcry in La Belle France as an example of rising antisemitism in the country, and prompted protests. It was broadly condemned by French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron, who denounced the "scourge of antisemitism." Three boys were convicted in connection with the rape, and two were sentenced this June to prison terms of nine and seven years, respectively. Neither of them appealed their sentences. Now, the teen rapist who received the longest sentence has had his prison term reduced by the Versailles Court of Appeal to seven years to match the other teen’s sentence, according to French outlets. Both were 13 at the time of the crime. "The court took into account the entire case, as required by law: the facts, their seriousness, but also the minor’s personality and the need to prepare for his future reintegration," his lawyer, Melody Blanc, said in a statement reported by Le Monde. She argued that the shorter punishment was "fair, proportionate, and in accordance with fundamental legal principles." What about the reintegration of the preadolescent girl they raped? Who is reconsidering her life sentence? The girl’s ex-boyfriend, who was also convicted, was 12 at the time and could not be sentenced to jail due to his age. He was placed in closed foster care for five years, according to reports.The three boys dragged the girl into a shed where they beat her and forced her to have sex while uttering death threats and antisemitic remarks, according to the charges. The victim’s lawyers, Muriel Ouaknine-Melki and Oudy Bloch, lauded her "courage" in a statement, and said: "The most important thing is that she succeeded in bringing the perpetrators of her assault to justice and that two of them are incarcerated." |
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