After the court in Eisenstadt acquitted a child molester despite proven rape, the readers of the “Krone” rioted. There is talk of ‘hug justice’ and ‘criminal protection’.
What’s wrong with our justice system? Thousands of “Krone” readers asked themselves this question within hours of the Eisenstadt scandal verdict against a rapist being announced. The now 22-year-old Marcel D. reportedly sexually assaulted several 11, 12 and 13-year-old girls as a teenager – this also resulted in a three-year prison sentence, of which he only has to serve one year.
Since pre-trial detention is taken into account, the sex offender will probably be released in a few weeks. Rape was also charged. Because at the age of 19, D. brutally raped his then 15-year-old girlfriend, which the court also officially established.
But because it was believed that the perpetrator had not heard his girlfriend’s pleas to stop because she was in pain because of “loud music”, there was no punishment: “You committed the rape objectively, but it was intentional, can’t blame them be proven,” the Senate justified the verdict.
Citizens do not understand judges’ decisions
The readers of “Krone” find clear words for this. “People are constantly talking about the protection of women and then a judgment that no normal person understands,” reads one comment. Another: “The Austrian judiciary is unsurpassable for its ridiculousness.” Or: “This is an unparalleled mockery!” “The judiciary has a lot of understanding for the rapist.” This tenor runs like a red thread through the letters to the readers.” Kroon”. Incidentally, D. will soon be in court again – for possession of child pornography
Source: Krone
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