The time has come to explain itself.The respondent is there, standing, at the helm.Behind him, on his right, his niece.She cannot let go of his gaze.Short breath, he struggles to express himself.Nervous, he puts on and delight his heel, in his Esquinée sneakers.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, International Women's Rights Day, Henri* appears for acts of sexual assault on a minor under 15 years of age."It's serious," he said.I made a big stupidity.»»
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Pris de « pulsions»»
Back in 2013.It's night, in Bréauté, a small town of less than 1,500 inhabitants, located a few kilometers from Le Havre.Julie*, then 10 years old (she has 19 today), sleeps with her brother in her uncle's bedroom, Henri, three times his age (39 years old today).He is supposed to sleep in another room, on the sofa. Mais il est alors pris de « pulsions»», explique-t-il au tribunal judiciaire du Havre.
As Julie described it during a hearing, her uncle would have slipped her hand under her pajamas and would have caressed her in terms of sex several times, before inserting a finger there.She says he moaned when he touched her.
« Ca a dû sûrement la réveiller»», admet-il.Indeed, the girl starts to cry.But his uncle only stops when his partner arrives in the room.She sleeps with the girl, who does not reveal anything to her of the serious facts of which she has just been the victim.
Similar facts on Julie's mother
When Julie tells her parents about it, they don't believe her.Even his mother, who nevertheless admitted to the investigators that he had been the victim of similar facts (now prescribed) twice on the part of this same Henri, his brother-in-law.The latter confessed to a hearing made in 2017.
« Quand ils ont vu que je n’arrivais pas à manger, ils ont compris qu’il y avait quelque chose»», confie Julie. La compagne de Henri consent avoir eu « un doute»» lorsqu’elle a noté un « changement de comportement»» de la part de la fillette.
Despite everything, the family explodes.Julie is placed in a home house.Again, no one wants to intervene.It was not until May 13, 2016, three years later, that she denounced the facts at the Yvetot MedicoSocial Center.An investigation is organized on May 30, 2016.The inspector will have been Julie's first attentive ear.
« Un manque d’affection avec ma femme»»
We will have to wait until January 5, 2021, almost five years after this date, that the uncle admitted to be the author of the facts as they were denounced.The native of Lillebonne disputed them until then. L’explication qu’il donne au tribunal, c’est « un manque d’affection avec ma femme»».
Henri, décrit par son avocat comme un homme « relativement démuni sur le plan éducatif et intellectuel»», considère que sa nièce se trouvait au mauvais endroit au mauvais moment et assure ne pas ressentir d’attirance pour elle.Despite everything, he will not apologize to him during the hearing.
Childless and cut off from his family, this worker in the building sees few friends and spends most of his time alone with his dog.He announces to the court that he planned to go see a doctor.This means that he has not taken any approach so far. « Je n’ai pas eu le temps»», justifie-t-il.
Two years of probationary stay
The court declared her guilty and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, fully accompanied by a probationary stay, as well as to 2,500 euros in damages.Henri must also meet obligations of psychological care, work and is prohibited to get in touch with his niece.He is also now enrolled in the Fijais (automated judicial file of authors of sexual or violent offenses).**
Julie, she wants him a lot: "I didn't have to suffer this.»» Un suivi psychologique est préconisé par le spécialiste qui l’a analysée, elle fait l’objet d’un soutien psychothérapeutique régulier, et des signes de stress post-traumatique ont été détectés.She is still afraid of being in the presence of a man.
*The first names have been modified.
** Le mis en cause peut faire appel de sa condamnation sous 10 jours.
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