Prosecutor Jean-Claude Belot sees in this 22-year-old young man “a worrying personality”. The Bayonne judicial court sentenced him on Tuesday to 18 months in prison with a two-year probationary suspension for having solicited and obtained images and videos of a sexual or even pornographic nature from minors. Justice also requires him to take care of himself.
The Bayonnais had come into contact with them via role-playing sites. “First, friendly exchanges,” describes the president of the court, Mélanie Mistral. Then the discussions take a sexual turn. They are transferred to the instant messaging platform Discord. “You contact girls between 14 and 17 years old, you ask them for photos of a sexual nature. Some send you some. » The investigation will even reveal two videos of “young minors”. It is a report from “Pharos”, the alert platform for illegal online content, which launches the procedure in July 2024.
I was probably frustrated at that point, sexually speaking. I was looking for fun
Investigations revealed dozens of pornographic images and videos on the defendant’s phone and computer. Most of it features adult women. But some concern Andrea and Ainhoa, two minors aged 14 and 15. “The identified victims, undoubtedly not the only ones,” believes the representative of the prosecution. In police custody, the young adult immediately admitted the facts. Yes, he knew they were minors.
“It’s treatable”
“You preferred this game of manipulation of minors to frequenting pornographic sites,” underlines the president of the court. With a robotic delivery, which we do not know if it reflects the mechanical recitation of a defense or the simple fear of not using the right words, he deplores “a youthful error”. “I was probably frustrated at that point, sexually speaking. I was looking for fun. » The president notes that he met a partner during the prevention period, without stopping his “fun”. “You were looking for something else. »
A psychiatric expert describes a “neurotic”, “obsessive” defendant. “He has no guilt when he manipulates these minor girls,” points out the prosecutor. The defense lawyer, Bernard-Franck Macera, notes the defendant’s contrition before his judges. “She is sincere. » The council emphasizes that his client did not specifically target minors, “most of the contacts were with adults”. “What he did is worrying, yes, but it can be treated. »
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