The judges followed the request of the public prosecutor’s office. The defendant’s defense attorney, Christophe de Galembert, had pleaded for a lighter suspended sentence. He is likely to appeal the verdict to the cantonal court.
From 2017 to 2019, the Vaud native invited young women to sexually motivated parties in his chalet in Vercorin VS. Plenty of drugs and alcohol were consumed.
The accused, who was already known to the judiciary for the spectacular kidnapping of a wealthy lawyer in 1998, had several sexual relationships with girls, some of whom were only 15 years old. This was also the case on the day of his arrest on December 1, 2019.
The man is himself the father of four children. His “orgies” sometimes took place in the presence of his own children, especially his young daughter.
In addition, the defendant had relieved a widow of more than 22,000 francs in their seventies. This went so far that she gave her young lover a Maserati.
The court found the guilt of the defendant, who constantly downplayed his responsibility, was overwhelming. He didn’t attach any importance to the age of his party guests and selfishly prioritized the satisfaction of his own material and sexual needs without taking the needs of others into account.
For her part, the mother of one of the young victims, who acted as a joint plaintiff, stated that five years in prison was not enough for the perpetrator. This is all the more the case as this man will be released from prison in just under two years and will become a criminal once more due to his lack of insight.
The defendant’s list of crimes is long. Specifically, the court convicted him of paid sexual acts with minors, sexual acts with children, sexual acts with addicts, supplying children with harmful substances, theft, fraud, fraudulent use of a computer, forgery of documents and serious violations of the Narcotics Act.
(SDA)
