What happened this weekend in Carinthia is every woman’s nightmare: A 32-year-old man first harassed a 16-year-old, prevented her from escaping and sexually assaulted her en masse. The girl screamed loudly for help and attracted the attention of passers-by.
Only a few details of the terrible case are known: On Sunday, a 16-year-old girl from Central Carinthia met a 32-year-old Carinthian at an event. The meeting would end badly…
The man had offered to take the young woman home. During the night, the 16-year-old agreed to ride in the man’s car. The police did not disclose where the two were in the car or where they had met before: “You have to understand this, we are committed to victim protection! And to a certain extent, also to the protection of perpetrators,” says Waltraud Dullnigg, spokeswoman for the Carinthia State Police Directorate, in an interview with the “Krone”.
The 32-year-old stopped the car in a parking lot and assaulted his passenger. The girl then tried to escape from the car, but the man held the teenager by her clothes. What happened was that they both fell. According to the police, the man then “sexually harassed the 16-year-old on a large scale.”
Loud cries for help from rescued girls
The girl immediately screamed loudly for help – luckily a couple who were nearby heard the screams and rushed to the scene. The passers-by pushed the man away from the 16-year-old. She filed a complaint and the 32-year-old was taken to Klagenfurt prison.
How high the sentence is in a trial depends on the circumstances, says Dullnigg: “Depending on whether he is accused of sexual harassment, assault or even attempted rape. That is a matter for the Public Prosecution Service.”
Source: Krone
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