a young man Accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in Andratx, During the case in the State Court in Mallorca this Monday, he claimed: I did not know the real age of the minor. “I thought I was 15 or 16 years old,” the accused said. According to his version, sexual intercourse with the victim, a friend of his cousin, accepted. Prosecution charges him with penetration sexual abuse and making allegations against him 10 years in prison.
The events occurred in 2017, shortly after the minor settled in Spain. The suspect revealed that he knew the girl during family gatherings he was holding at the time. “He never told me his age,” said the young man., who was then 26 years old. It was the minor who contacted him through the social network Facebook, he said. They made several speeches for weeks, until He asked her to come to his house while his father was away.. “I stayed with him without any particular intention. I used a lot of drugs at the time,” he said in court.
The young man assured that in June of that year he would meet with the girl at his home. had full sexual intercourse with her. “He never rejected me or showed any discomfort,” she said. The defendant insisted that he did not know the minor’s true age. “I thought I was 15 or 16 years old.. He said on Facebook that he was a minor.” The Civil Guard arrested the young man in October 2017.
Before the trial began, the young man’s lawyer presented a receipt. a bank income of 3,000 euros to face possible compensation if convicted. He achieved his goal with this transfer. request relief from damage repair minimizes the hypothetical punishment imposed by the court.
The prosecution is seeking 6,000 euros in compensation and a restraining order for the injured party, in addition to a 10-year prison sentence. The victim herself, several relatives, a Civil Guard agent and a technician from Consell de Mallorca, who interviewed the girl after the complaint, are expected to testify at the trial.