The long-awaited trial began on Thursday against a 29-year-old from Vienna’s techno scene, who is accused of crimes in connection with a total of five women. The harrowing reach: rape, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of defenseless people. Initially, the suspect pleads “not guilty”.
On July 21, the handcuffs clicked on a young man who was well-known in the Vienna DJ scene. On Thursday, the “beautiful boy” he was supposed to be will be brought before the Vienna Regional Court. Due to the great media interest, the jury trial was moved to a larger room.
Two days of negotiations are planned on the explosives case. The charges according to the indictment of the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office: rape, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of defenseless people.
In March, two young women filed a police report against the DJ, prompting an investigation. One victim stated that the defendant raped her in the toilet of a well-known Viennese club.
She went to the bathroom with him to do drugs. According to the prosecutor, he pushed her head against the wall, pressed himself against the academic and injured her arm.
A ‘no’ should not have been accepted
Several women who are also active in the Viennese techno scene came forward and described their experiences: unwanted kisses, intimate touches, sexual intercourse in their sleep, without their consent. According to the gist, the defendant did not take “no” for an answer. “He abused the victims in a condition where they could no longer see sexual intercourse,” the prosecutor said on the first day of the trial. “It was set in the techno party scene, there were drugs involved, there was alcohol involved,” the prosecutor explains. Special investigations are being conducted into these crimes.
“My client will not admit guilt,” says lawyer Sascha Flatz, “he himself is shocked by the accusations.” Like the victims, the suspect was a guest or DJ at so-called sex-positive parties, which were very revealing. “There are dark rooms and there you can have sex with each other,” says Flatz, who admits: “My client behaved morally wrong there.”
If convicted, the man faces two to ten years in prison; the jury will discuss the case on October 25.
Source: Krone
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