Witness requested
Anna (12) case: First trial against 17-year-old
A total of 17 young people were listed as defendants by the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office. On Tuesday, the boy's trial was delayed. The 17-year-old Syrian is alleged to have raped the girl in a parking garage near Vienna Central Station in early 2023. Lawyer Sascha Flatz requested an additional witness, which is why the trial was adjourned.
A 17-year-old Syrian who came to Austria with his family in 2015 is being tried at the Vienna Regional Court. He is accused of raping the then twelve-year-old girl, whom he had met at the motor skills park in Favoriten, in a nearby parking garage. "The victim told him several times that she did not want the sexual act," explained the public prosecutor in her plea. There are no further investigation proceedings against the accused apart from today's indictment. She left open how many other young people are currently under investigation.
Exclusion of the public
As expected, the apprentice's defense lawyer requested that his client's hearing be closed to the public. He will stand trial for the accusation of "rape". However, according to the lawyer, the question is whether the offense should actually be classified as rape. The 17-year-old denies having used violence.
Victim advocate Sascha Flatz filed a motion for evidence, which is why the trial was adjourned to January 7. Another witness is to be questioned then. Before that, on December 5, 2024, there will be another rape trial in the case against a 16-year-old Syrian.
The offense of aggravated sexual abuse of minors has not been charged in either case. The teenager accused on Tuesday stated that he had never spoken to the twelve-year-old about her age. He had assumed that she was 14 years old.
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