A student in his sixties prosecuted for sexual assault?

Strasbourg on 22 01 2012. University of Strasbourg.

Illustrations -

• After the testimony of the student who revealed to have been assaulted by three men last week, another case of sexist assault shakes Strasbourg.

• This time, it was several students, or former students of the University of Strasbourg, who complained of having been victims of harassment or even sexual assault by a man.

  A student in his sixties.

• A Strasbourg association reported these actions to the prosecutor, as did the University of Strasbourg.

It all started with the Facebook group “Testimonies & support for gender-based street violence”.

"A young woman contacted us because she wanted to file a complaint for harassment and sexual assault and wondered if other files had been the victim of the same man", recalls Tiphany, president of the association "Rue'Elles Strasbourg", who relayed the call for witnesses.

The testimonies were then not long in coming.

"We received about fifteen with always the same accused person, a priori aged sixty, for facts that would have started in 2014 or perhaps since 2010", she continues.

All begin at the university, where the defendant enrolls each year in different subjects.

With a known modus operandi: “It is a person who approaches young girls in class or during sports sessions.

Then he insisted a lot on having their contact details.

Sometimes, he even offers them private lessons because he speaks very good English.

He is of American origin and was formerly a temporary employee, before being fired, ”says Tiphany to

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Report to the prosecutor

In 2014, the University of Strasbourg had banned him from "entering all of [its] premises" for 30 days, according to Rue89 Strasbourg, which revealed the case.

He then attacked the decree in court, which proved him right.

Enough to allow it to continue its activities?

This is in any case what denounces "Rue'Elles", who sent a letter of notification to the prosecutor of the republic of Strasbourg.

"With all the testimonies collected in evidence," says its president, who is now waiting "for justice to be done and an investigation to be opened".

In this sense, “three girls will file a complaint very quickly for assault and sexual harassment.

Among the testimonies, some said who touched their thighs.

He is a very tactile person, ”says Tiphany, delighted that“ the affair is taking on a huge scale ”.

For its part, the University of Strasbourg confirmed to

having made a report of the alleged aggressor to the prosecutor.

Without saying more for the moment.

“The case is ongoing.

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