3 hours 27 min ago Update: 08-02-2017 16:51
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Wednesday, the court of appeal in Arnhem, as well as the court, legal and proven conclusively deemed that the four alleged rapes by the ‘Utrechtse serieverkrachter’ are committed. This the Court Wednesday afternoon announced.
‘Three have taken place in 1995 and one in 2001, all in the eastern outskirts of the city of Utrecht . The court considers, other than the defence has argued, the Public Prosecutor is admissible. The requests of the defense will be rejected and the (evidence)objection of the defence to be rejected.
Unimaginable brutality
Suspect with unimaginable brutality and total disregard for the physical and mental integrity of the victims acted. He has that integrity completely subordinate to the satisfaction of his own violent, sexual appetites. The facts, the law severely shaken and contributed to feelings of fear and insecurity in the society.
Four moments
Suspicious on four different times decided to these horrific offences to commit. He has the facts each time, not a spur of the moment committed, but he is out. Given the repetition of the conduct and the agreements can be described as a series character, even though one more fact six years later place than the other three.
Long-term unconditional prison sentence
The only way in which the seriousness of the bewezenverklaarde facts and the circumstances in which it was committed, justice can be done, with the imposition of a long-term unconditional prison sentence. Of punishment-reducing factors, there is no question.
The facts in relation to each other and cohesion seen under the fear of recurrence. It weighs the court that defendant no insight has given in his motives or his mental/emotional state, at the time, and now, as defendant is not an age that the chance of recurrence makes them disappear.
16 years in prison
The court considers that it is essential, therefore, that defendant from the preventive point of view for a long time the society will be removed. The court comes to the opinion that in this case, the exceptional situation that only the maximum term of imprisonment is appropriate and warranted. The court will the defendant – as well as the court – sentencing to a term of imprisonment for the term of sixteen years, with deduction of pre-trial detention. This punishment is in accordance with the requirement of the Public Prosecutor.
Compensation
one of the victims points to the court of appeal, a right to compensation of more than 35,000,- euro. With respect to this compensation explains the court also schadevergoedingsmaatregel.
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