The next session of the Aude Assize Court will be held from November 12 to 22, 2024 at the Carcassonne courthouse. For two weeks, three criminal cases, including a judgment under appeal, will be examined by the Aude popular jury. A criminal court will conclude this November session from November 25 to 27 with a fourth case.
After a break of just over a month, it is on Tuesday November 12 that the Aude Assize Court will resume service at the Carcassonne courthouse under the presidency of Eric Emmanuelidis, for a session which will end on Friday November 27. Three criminal cases, including one coming on appeal from the Pyrénées-Orientales, will thus be examined, before a criminal court is held from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 November, to bring everything to a close.
Accused of raping three boys in Carcassonne
From Tuesday November 12 at 9 a.m. to Thursday November 14it is with the trial of a repeat rapist that the Aude Assize Court will begin its new session. In the dock, Marc M., aged 55, will once again have to answer for repeat offenses. “rape of minors aged 15” and recurrence “sexual assault on minors aged 15”. The victims of this case are three boys, including two children of the partner of the accused at the time. The alleged acts ran from 2002 to 2005 in Carcassonne. For the accused, if convicted, it will be his third conviction for rape and his second for sexual assault. Placed in pre-trial detention since April 2021 in this case, the latter is currently serving a sentence of 30 years of criminal imprisonment, including twenty years of security, following his last conviction pronounced by the Haute-Assize Court. Garonne.
Accused of rape and habitual violence against his partner in Carcassonne
From Tuesday November 19 at 9 a.m. to Wednesday November 20the Aude Assize Court will continue its session with the examination of a case of rape by a spouse, coupled with habitual violence. Placed under judicial supervision since March 2019, after seven months of pre-trial detention, Hervé M., aged 39, will be tried for the above-mentioned facts. Note that the judgment in this case has already been referred twice to the Aude Assize Court, for various reasons. The charges against the accused run from October 2018 to October 2019 in Carcassonne. According to our information, he contests them in their entirety. During the two days of trial, the ex-partner of the accused will be assisted by Mr.e Charlotte Deloffre (Carcassonne bar). For the moment, the accused is not assisted by any lawyer.
Retried for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Perpignan
From Thursday 21 at 9 a.m. to Friday November 22the Aude Assize Court will position itself in its configuration to judge minors. In the dock, D. P., now 19 years old, will once again have to answer for “rape committed against a minor over 15 years old”. The facts in question date back to April 2002 in Perpignan. He was then 17 years old, while the victim was 15 years old. It was within her home that the teenager allegedly suffered several acts of penetration. There appeared to be a bond of trust between the accused and the young girl. On April 26, 2024, the accused was sentenced to six years' imprisonment, accompanied by five years of socio-judicial supervision. During his two days of trial before the Aude juvenile assize court, the accused will be defended by Mr.e Françoise Ballaguer (Perpignan bar). The victim and his mother will, for their part, be assisted by Me Corinne Serfati-Chetrit (Perpignan bar).
The stepfather accused of rape in Lézignan and Carcassonne, the mother of the child of complicity
From Monday 25 at 9 a.m. to Wednesday November 27it is the Aude criminal court which will close this November session, with the judgment of Bruno C., the 51-year-old father-in-law, and of Seyran O., a 40-year-old Turkish woman, mother of the abused child. He is accused of “rape and sexual assault committed against a minor under the age of 15”as well as “corruption of minors under 15”. She is complicit in all of these events which took place from June 1 to November 8, 2018 in Lézignan-Corbières and Narbonne. We're talking about digital penetrations and fellatio, as well as watching pornographic films. Born in October 2013, the little victim was only 4 to 5 years old at the time of the acts of which her stepfather and mother were accused. During three days of trial, Bruno B. will be defended by Me Aurélie de Pablo (Narbonne bar) and Seyran O. by Me Matthieu Vachet (Perpignan bar). The victim's father will be assisted by Mr.e Gérard Bouissinet (Carcassonne bar).
