Baby found in a trash can in Rennes. Mother files rape complaint against father, confirms her lawyer

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The affair of the baby found in a trash can in Rennes takes a new turning point. More than a year after its discovery, on October 20, 2023, the mother of the newborn filed a complaint against the father of the child, indicates Me Amina Saasaoui, his lawyer, tonews Rennesconfirming The Parisian.

The complaint was filed in January 2024, but we chose to only reveal it now, because my client was threatened when she was incarcerated.

More specifically, the complaint was filed for

• Habitual violence committed by a person who was a spouse.
• Threat to commit a crime or misdemeanor carried out with the order to fulfill a condition.
• Breach of privacy by capturing images of a sexual nature.
• Viol per person who has been a spouse.

“He was strangling me, forcing me to suck him”

Without mentioning rape, words from a written letter by the 17-year-old young woman, consulted by The Parisiandescribes the violence that her boyfriend at the time and father of the child allegedly subjected her to. “He forced me to have sex. He strangled me, forced me to suck him, he also hit me, he insulted me, called me a whore, a female dog…”

A correlation with his action

He would have beenalso filmed these forced sexual relations and threatened the young woman to broadcast the video clips. Domestic violence which lasted and which surely has a correlation with the young woman's action just after giving birth, notes her lawyer.

“No defense strategy”

The latter refutes any defense strategy for the continuation of the investigation into the facts of which her client is accused.

“There is currently no particular deadline ahead. It is just a timing consistent with the evolution of the young woman to understand herself what could have pushed her to this action.”

Mr. Saadaoui believes that we cannot now be satisfied with just one prism that the first elements highlighted. “Despite everything, there is a context which exists and which affects the psychiatry of this pregnant teenager. Deposit a complaint does not help the victims. It forces you to rethink what may have happened and can develop post-traumatic stress. »

“A young girl who has difficulty understanding and putting down words”

And for her lawyer, this young girl, who has become an adult since the birth of her baby, on the other hand has “difficulty understanding and putting down words. You really need to explain to her the things she can experience to know if it's normal or not. There is therefore real work with the health and youth protection services. »

What struck me when I met this young girl was that I was faced with a person who was totally disconnected from her bodily imprint. For her, her body does not exist, she does not identify it, does not feel it.

“It was essential that we be able to understand this, especially in light of the facts with which he is accused. Today, a year after the start of this procedure, I think that the physical violence and acts of rape reported coupled with psychiatric elements that we have, we provide answers essential. »

Release

Me Saadaoui obtained the release of his client in August 2024. She is now cared for in an educational placement and integration establishment (EPEI).

It is far too early to consider the future. Once again, she is a very fragile young girl psychiatrically and psychologically. Then, we must not lie to ourselves, on the criminal level, it is also very uncertain.

Last January, her lawyer confirmed that the mother had recognized her child.

An isolation which could have influenced his decisions

Originally from Mayotte, the teenager was sent to mainland France by her parents to continue his studies. “It was his brothers and sisters, already here, who had to take care of it, but they themselves were caught up in their respective lives. »

She found herself alone in her daily life with the feeling of being close to certain people through her smartphone. But, in reality, attention is completely different with this means of communication. She was ultimately extremely alone. She is part of that generation that feels close to others, when in fact she is completely isolated.

“It is ultimately and more generally symptomatic of the loneliness of these young girls who, faced with pregnancy, ignorance of their own body, the weight of traditions and shame, do not know, hide, lock themselves away. … ”, continues Me Saadaoui.

She is a young girl whose only daily support is her cell phone, firstly to connect her to her family who live nearly 8,000 km away but also to give her the impression of existing through the prism of networks. social with all the excesses and dangers that these represent.

Another part of this affair has been barely addressed, according to his lawyer. The last weeks before giving birth, the young woman was at school. A drop in its results was also noted: “There are people who have noticed changes, but nothing has been put in place. »

Elle is now waiting for the next hearing of his client after this complaint was filed. “I find it essential that we finally talk about her,” concludes Me Amina Saadaoui.

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