Absent from his rape trial, he ends up going to the police himself

He was to respond to the charges at the Lot-et-Garonne Criminal Court this Wednesday, but the man did not appear. The latter was accused by his own daughter of sexual assault and rape. Having failed to appear at his trial, the police went to his home. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, he said. The Dispatch.

The hearing was suspended and the court also announced the postponement of the case. A hard blow for the victim who is awaiting compensation. Her lawyer Frédérique Pohu-Panier explained that her client was “very affected”. The police only found his phone at his home.

The man surrendered on his own

This Thursday morning, the accused was found in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. He said he went to the grave of his mother to whom he was very close, as he explained on the first day of the trial. But after 24 hours of missing, he called the police to turn himself in voluntarily.

The man was then presented to the judge of freedoms and detention of the Agen public prosecutor's office. He was then placed in pre-trial detention to avoid another runaway, although he resigned himself to attending his trial and answering the accusations. The man is represented by lawyer Jean-François Renaudie.