Overview

• He was convicted on appeal of attacking 17 women, comprising 13 rapes and 4 sexual assaults tied to encounters from 2014 to 2016.
• The court in Créteil said victims were targeted online under the pretense of photo sessions and lured to his home.
• The 20-year sentence exceeds the prosecutor’s 18-year request and includes a lifelong order to leave French territory.
• Presiding judge Bertrand Grain emphasized the extreme gravity of the crimes, the systematic pattern, and the defendant’s lack of remorse.
• Berrada denied the allegations and remained impassive as the verdict was read, while civil parties reacted with visible emotion in court.