the family and loved ones of the victim demand “Justice for Céleste”

This Thursday morning, October 31, 2024, shortly before 10 a.m., during a recess of the hearing, the family and relatives of the victim brandished signs, in silence, on the square in front of the courthouse in Nantes.

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« Justice for Celeste», « Stop the impunity of rapists » can we read this Thursday morning, October 31, 2024 on the signs brandished by Céleste's family and loved ones, gathered, in silence, on the square in front of the courthouse in Nantes.

This Thursday evening will end the trial of François Vergniaud, 50 years old, already convicted in 2005 for several rapes committed in Vienne and Poitou-Charentes, to the sentence of eighteen years of criminal imprisonment.

They will not attend the defense argument

After five days of difficult and trying debates, the indictment from the attorney general, Véronique Surel, is expected at the end of the morning. The defense lawyer will plead early in the afternoon. I invite you not to witness thissaid the victim's father to those gathered in the square.

The jurors will then retire to deliberate. The verdict is expected in the evening.