Overview

• Dino Scala, already serving a 20-year sentence for 54 rapes and assaults, is summoned to appear before a Valenciennes judge on May 15, 2025.
• The hearing concerns 16 additional alleged offenses from 1986 to 1990, which could lead to new charges against Scala.
• Scala’s lawyer contests the new allegations, arguing they rely solely on a similar modus operandi without concrete evidence.
• Investigators are also probing Pascal P., a suspect with a comparable method, who has admitted to four rapes since 1998.
• The judicial inquiry reflects efforts to address unresolved cases while raising questions about potential misattribution of crimes.