Five victims in Vienna?

Abuse: trendy DJ accused of being a serial offender

One of the crime scenes is said to have been a club toilet.

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The suspect has been in custody for eleven weeks. The man is accused of crimes in Vienna in connection with a total of five women. The shocking range: rape, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of defenceless persons.

On July 21, the handcuffs clicked for a young man known in the DJ scene in Vienna. Since then, the "pretty boy", as he was perceived to be, has been sitting in a cramped cell in the prison awaiting his criminal trial, which will start on October 17 in the "Landl".

Two trial days have been scheduled for the controversial case. The accusations according to the Vienna public prosecutor's office (StA): rape, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of defenceless persons.

First reports in March, arrest four months later
In March, two young women reported the DJ to the police, which set the investigation in motion. One victim stated that the accused had raped her in the toilet of a well-known Viennese club.

She had gone to the toilet with him to consume drugs. According to the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office, he pressed her head against the wall, pressed himself against the academic and also injured her arm: "She vehemently said that she did not want this, fought back and tried to push him away," the indictment states. "My client's enjoyment of partying and nightlife was permanently spoiled," says victim advocate Philipp Springer.

Philipp Springer (left) represents a victim, Sascha Flatz (right) defends the accused.

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Assaults even while sleeping?
Several women came forward and described their experiences: There is talk of unwanted kisses and intimate touching, but also of waking up naked in bed and feeling that they had had sex. The victims state that they had previously consumed drugs. The intercourse had taken place in their sleep, without their consent. Another acquaintance of the accused also reported being assaulted in her sleep. The indictment includes a total of five victims, all in their mid-20s.

Witnesses describe intrusive, transgressive behavior by the Viennese scene DJ. The tenor: he did not accept a "no".

Verdict to be handed down on October 25
Sascha Flatz, the DJ's defense lawyer, naturally sees things differently: "The court proceedings will show that my client is innocent," he says. If convicted, the man faces two to ten years in prison; the jury will deliberate on this on October 25.