Austria: Afghan (32 y/o) abused several underage girls

In Vienna, a man was sentenced to six months probation for the sexual abuse of young girls. He had harboured several runaway girls at his home and demanded sexual acts from them.

Today, a man (32) was sentenced to six months of conditional imprisonment at the Vienna Regional Court for having a teenager (14) perform sexual acts on him. At the same time, the man, who had been in pre-trial detention for four months, was set free. The conviction for sexual abuse of a young girl and the release from custody are final.

The Afghan had contacted the teenager via an online platform. Through her, he subsequently came into contact with two other girls (13,15). All three came from problem families and were living in shared flats. They repeatedly ran away and were reported as missing. At first he wanted to help them and gave them food and a place to sleep, the accused claimed.

Eventually, he asked the girls to satisfy him in exchange for payment. “But the first offer came from them,” he claimed. “He knows how stupid that was,” the defence lawyer said. But his client had never used violence and always had the girls’ consent: “He is certainly no angel.”

The man will face further proceedings in autumn. In addition to the 14-year-old girl, he had arranged to meet two other minors in his one-room flat and offered them money for sexual acts. One of the girls, however, was only 13 years old and thus still underage – sexual contact with children under 14 with an adult – even consensual – is prohibited. The Afghan claims that the 13-year-old girl did not tell him her true age: “She said she was 15.” The next hearing date is on October 6. Until then, the victim, who is needed as a witness, is to be contacted. Her current whereabouts are unclear.

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