The former prosecutor of Cahors, Alexandre Rossi, was on trial this Friday at the Montauban criminal court for domestic violence. The magistrate also accuses his wife of invasion of privacy. Several twists and turns punctuated the hearing.
He will definitely have tried everything to escape the trial. Accustomed to sizing up defendants from the top of his perch and his massive stature, the former prosecutor of Cahors, Alexandre Rossi, found himself this time on the other side of the bar. This Friday, November 22, he appeared before the Montauban criminal court both as an accused and as a victim. Prevented because his wife filed a complaint for domestic and intra-family violence. Victim, because he accuses this same wife of invasion of privacy. But the court still did not have the opportunity to address the merits of the case: after an hour and a half of debate, it was sent back again, this time to the Toulouse Court of Appeal. .
As a reminder, the case was initially scheduled to be judged last June. She had been dismissed, the Montauban prosecutor's office moving forward when it had been informed of “new facts”. During this Friday's hearing, new elements were therefore provided on the merits. The physical and psychological violence of which Alexandre Rossi is accused allegedly took place in Pons and Cahors between 2019 and 2024. The magistrate thus allegedly pushed his wife, grabbed him by the arms, denigrated him and said: “You want me to kill you? », all in the presence of one of their sons. A day of ITT was pronounced concerning his wife. He also allegedly showed violence towards their son who was then between 7 and 12 years old, slapping and punching him, throwing a metal pole at his head and telling him: “Shut up.” , you’re a good-for-nothing.” Alexandre Rossi's wife filed a complaint in April 2024 for these facts. The following month, it was Alexandre Rossi's turn to file a complaint against his wife. He accuses her of having violated his privacy by recording him without his knowledge through a camera hidden in the kitchen.
This Friday, the magistrate and his lawyer Mr. Marc Geiger played all the aces they had up their sleeves. They began by requesting a postponement of the hearing requesting the opening of information on the hidden camera affair. “It seems to me that the preliminary investigation is incomplete. Most of the offenses with which the defendant is accused are technical offenses. There is mention of a camera in the kitchen, a beacon placed on his vehicle, and an ability to hack all of my client's Google accounts and social networks. This requires a more in-depth investigation,” said Marc Geiger. Of the 13 heads of complaint filed by the magistrate, the Montauban public prosecutor's office retained two, dismissing the others due to lack of evidence. In addition, “he was summoned as a victim and heard. Then he always refused to speak to the investigators,” underlines the Montauban prosecutor. Ultimately, the request for referral is rejected.
More is needed to stop the defense. When Alexandre Rossi's lawyer calls for the pure and simple cancellation of the procedure in which his client is accused of violence, tension rises a notch in the court. To prove at all costs the disloyalty of the investigators, the civil party's lawyer, and even the Montauban prosecutor, Alexandre Rossi and his lawyer did not hesitate to violate the secrecy of the correspondence between the ex-wife of 'Alexandre Rossi and his lawyer Me Rodriguez. Indeed, during his move, Alexandre Rossi, accompanied by a bailiff, would have seen messages exchanged between the two women on the family television. “These exchanges allow me to note serious difficulties with regard to the loyalty of the investigators,” assures Mr. Marc Geiger, noting in particular “a disturbing proximity between Mr. Rodriguez and the prosecutor” who would have thus mentioned the case by messages , as well as between the said lawyer and the investigators, under the pretext that Mr. Rodriguez would have reported comments from the commander in charge of the investigation to his client. Alexandre Rossi's lawyer also denounces certain elements of the procedure: “When she filed a complaint, the complainant handed over her phone to the gendarmerie services for exploitation. However, there was a copy and paste of what my client saw on television. However, there was no investigation, no questions asked of the complainant. »
On the side of the prosecution and the civil party, the pill does not work. “I am amazed at what the defense is willing to do to avoid responsibility. We must agree to explain ourselves and stop losing all credibility just to escape our responsibilities,” protests Mr. Rodriguez. “These conclusions are subject to confidentiality. Professional secrecy is a fundamental principle of our ethics. I was not blamed. My President of the Bar received a complaint against me and closed it without further action.” As for the Montauban prosecutor, he refutes any accusation of proximity or partiality and appeals to his “honor”. “I have nothing to reproach myself for! », he exclaims. After another interruption of the hearing, the Montauban court rejected the request for nullity, considering that the demonstration of the defense did not justify the violation of the secrecy of the correspondence. In the final twist, Alexandre Rossi's counsel then decided to file an appeal against the nullity. The case is therefore referred to the Toulouse Court of Appeal. The date is currently unknown. If the nullity is rejected again, the facts will then be judged later, certainly in Montauban.
