A prison sentence of six years. That is what the Attorney General of Antwerp is demanding for Ramesz H. The reason? In 2017, the Afghan raped a 16-year-old girl from Rijkevorsel. The man was the same age at the time of the crime. An amendment to the decree in the Flemish Parliament was needed to convict him as an adult.
(…) The victim X. and the perpetrator Ramesz H. are no longer the minors they were at the time of the crime, which is dated April 2, 2017. (…)
(…) Ramesz H. insisted on sexual intercourse, which the girl refused several times. However, when she wanted to run away, it turned out that the front door was locked. Ramesz H. tore the girl’s clothes off and raped her. Then he went away and left X. with his 19-year-old friend. The latter raped X. in turn. When the girl came home, she informed the police. She was medically examined the same night.
(…) The trial finally took place on Tuesday afternoon. The lawyer Brecht Horsten explained the changes his client Ramesz H. had made since the crimes. The boy had come from Afghanistan to Belgium at the age of 15, where he had been raised by strict parents. He had never had contact with girls, let alone received sex education. Lawyer Brecht Horsten: “Suddenly he is exposed to our western society in Antwerp with alcohol, drugs and girls. My client had no idea how to deal with it. Only during his detention in De Hutten did he learn to respect women.”
(…) Lawyer Christian Clément, who assists the victim X. and his parents, warned the judges of the thoroughly ingratiating liar that Ramesz H. really is. HLN.be
