It is a “relief” for the victims, “but a mixed relief”, explains their lawyer Me Florian Grigis, suspecting the outcome of this case. If the manager of an Auxerre sports hall was found guilty, this Friday, December 20, 2024 by the Auxerre criminal court, of sexual assault on his members, “we know that he will appeal. My customers have been warned. But it is already a first step towards recognition of their status as victims. »
A “lamentable” attitude
Despite his denials, the thirty-year-old was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, including eighteen months with a probationary suspension. He is also permanently prohibited from carrying out any professional or voluntary activity with minors. And for five years, sports coaching. These bans would, however, be lifted if the sports coach appealed the court’s decision.
The Auxerre magistrates did not believe the thirty-year-old’s version, denouncing a plot to make him close his room. Faced with the tears of the complainants, he remained impassive. An attitude described as “lamentable” by the public prosecutor of Auxerre: “He poses as an honest trader in the face of a gang of crazy women who accuse him. I would like a little more courage and I see today that this is not the case. »
