Found guilty of gang rape, for acts dating back to 2017, three former Grenoble players received sentences of between 12 and 14 years in prison.
No leniency. The Gironde Assize Court found guilty the five former Grenoble players who were accused of gang rape, for facts dating back to March 2017. The attorney general's requisitions were applied to the letter.
Denis Coulson, Loïck Jammes and Rory Grice received heavy prison sentences: 14 years of criminal imprisonment for the first two, 12 years for their former teammate. Chris Farrell and Dylan Hayes, present at the scene of the crime, without participating in it, but without having done anything to prevent it, were also convicted. Four years of imprisonment, two of which are suspended, for the first, who will be able to remain free under an electronic bracelet. Two years suspended for Hayes.
DNA from the victim on crutches
The three former Grenoble players were accused of raping a 20-year-old student. They assure that the latter was consenting, but she was heavily alcoholic at the time of the events (nearly 3 grams per liter of blood), and a video notably shows Denis Coulson carrying her to the hotel where the rape took place. been committed, reports L’Equipe.
The young woman woke up with “the tip of a crutch buried in the penis”. The players admitted to using a banana and a bottle of water during the act, but refuted having used the crutches of one of them (who was injured). Traces of the victim's DNA were found on the crutches.
Gaessy Gros, one of the young woman’s lawyers, is delighted with this verdict: “ This is a very strong signal sent to the men of this country, to the world of rugby and to women too. Ladies, you are free. Free to get drunk, go out, dress however you want. This freedom is priceless. We wanted to question it. You are not the cause of the danger. »
