Overview

• The Cour criminelle de Paris on September 26 convicted Goukara of raping Mathilde, 19, and Claire Geronimi, 26, in separate building halls in Paris on November 11, 2023.
• The panel applied the rare qualification of "viols en concours" for two assaults committed within a short timeframe.
• Court-appointed psychiatrist Dr. Roland Coutanceau reported no mental pathology, affirming Goukara’s criminal responsibility.
• Prosecutors argued his dangerosity remained intact and highlighted a major risk of recidivism; he had multiple prior convictions and was subject to three OQTFs.
• Goukara has ten days to appeal, while Geronimi publicly welcomed the sentence as a relief and a strong response from the justice system.