The trial of eight young men opened Thursday before the Assize Court of minors Yvelines, which will have seven days to understand how the defendants could switch into an "outburst of violence" by raping a young girl on a train in 2009.
Of the eight accused, aged between 16 and 18 at the time, five are accused of raping the young traveler, aged 18, on a train between Poissy and Les Mureaux and incur up to 20 years imprisonment. Three appear not to have intervened.
"My client does not expect anything from them (his alleged attackers), but she expects everything justice, "he told reporters the victim's lawyer, Patrick Maisonneuve.
" It's a totally wild aggression: they chased the young woman who was totally isolated, and the pack was relentless on her, "he added.
Before the debate, held in camera because of the minority for most of the accused at the material time, the young woman with light brown hair repeatedly threw glances toward the box toward the accused.
"We did not dealing with young offenders known to such facts, only two or three have a statement on their criminal record, and today it is unclear why there was such an outburst of violence, "said Mr. Nicolas Baranger, a of defense lawyers.
"The particularity of this case is that the transition to the act was made possible by a collective and as individuals, so, these facts have not been committed" , said Mr. Denis Solanet, another defense lawyer.
early morning of April 18, 2009, the schoolgirl boarded a train after an evening in Paris and finds himself in the same car that many people, according to his testimony.
She asked a cigarette in one of the young. When she decides to descend to the next stop, she told investigators, the group became aggressive and she is raped by several stations between Poissy and Mureaux.
The attackers then descend from the train station of Les Mureaux after stealing the victim's papers, his mobile phone and MP3 player.
According to the defense, defendants recognize "more or less "involvement and blame the facts." According to statements from everyone, every time there is a leader but it is not always the same in question ", said Mr. Balanger.
Besides the testimony of the victim, the alleged attackers had been incriminated by the CCTV stations but also by genetic testing, condoms used was found at the scene.
The Security Department of Yvelines, in charge of the investigation had proceeded a dozen arrests in October 2009 in Les Mureaux, near Vine White.
Commissioner Francis Xavier Masson, head of the Security Department had then described the perpetrators as "people from the same neighborhood, who know well" and who "had the habit of act together on the RER line to commit robbery and violence. "
The verdict is expected Friday, March 11.
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