Aggravated rape and child pornography: 14 years required against Karim S.
Karim S., 40 years old, is targeted by two counts of offenses, aggravated rape on June 27, 2020 and possession of child pornography images from 2015 to 2020.
“The videos and images show acts of penile penetration of the mouth and vagina and digital. He is one of the rare accused for whom Skype conversations were discovered, confirming the statements of Dominique Pelicot on the instructions given. They demonstrate that Karim S was informed that Gisèle P was going to be put to sleep without his knowledge.”
He said he was looking for a libertine meeting, he said he saw the woman on camera via Skype. Dominique Pelicot tells her that they had an aperitif and that she was a little drunk, then that she was taking a pill. He was given confidence by Dominique Pelicot who presented himself as a retired doctor. There he realized that something was wrong.
At the hearing he expressed that it was clear to him from the start that he was going to have a relationship with a sleeping woman. He
was convinced that the couple were complicit, he did not want to return there because this fantasy was much too bizarre for him. The exchanges demonstrate unambiguously that the facts took place without Gisèle Pelicot's knowledge and that the accused was informed that she should not be woken up.
“The images are not enough and the words add a little sordidness” underlines the magistrate, recalling the very crude comments exchanged between the two men.
“On the offense of possession of child pornography images: he explains having installed the software during confinement to obtain cannabis. There are also links where he thinks it is adult pornography only.”
“He created a dark web folder there is also the trace of installation of cleaning software.”
“Sexuality is very present in Karim S.'s life, he blames women for it without questioning himself. The question of rape for him is a total departure from the image he has of himself.
“There is a splitting of the ego in him at the level of sexuality. He seeks to exercise power over a passive sexual object that he can dominate. He is in the search for his personal pleasure while being little concerned about the person he is He faces and faces the consequences of his actions. He seeks to give a smooth image of his personality. He paid a bond of €5,000 and spent 18 months in pre-trial detention.
“In view of the nature of the acts, his positioning and that he is accused of the crime of rape and an offense which raises questions about the personality of its author, I will ask you to sentence him to 14 years of criminal imprisonment with six years of socio-judicial monitoring”.
