une femme victime de violences sexuelles dans le tramway
The victim, employed in a bakery, was attacked as she was going to work very early in the morning. His ordeal begins at the Sainte-Catherine tram stop, around 5 am. A man approaches her, starts the discussion. The tram has arrived, he sits down beside him and becomes more insistent. One of his acquaintances, also a man, settles not far away.
state of amazement
“My client is paralyzed, the tram is almost empty. He begins to touch her, kisses her by force, imposes a digital penetration on her. The victim is in a state of amazement, the images filmed by the tram cameras show it: she is frozen, terrified, does not speak, like a statue, ”explains Mr.e Karim Kanane, the young woman’s lawyer. At the La Gardette terminus, Moussa Assal grabs his prey by the arms, takes him behind a building and begins to drop his pants. The young woman sees a bus parked nearby, runs to it and manages to escape. Thanks to a relative in front of whom she collapses and confides, she finds the strength to file a complaint.
The case is taken very seriously and referred to the police officers of the personal skills unit (UAP) of the departmental security. Recovered, the videos of the tram allow the investigators to have a face. The photo is broadcast in the services. Thursday, September 29, while patrolling Sainte-Catherine Street, the officers of the VTT brigade recognize the suspect and arrest him.
In front of his judges, Moussa Assal cried. Described as “a sexual predator” and “a manipulator” by an expert psychiatrist, he admitted his actions but affirmed that the young woman was consenting. Held by the mandate of his client, Me Chloé Vidal, lawyer son, pleaded for release. “For him, the young woman agreed, they thought about stopping, then sat close to each other on the tram. He did not interpret the silence as refusal or fear. »