Paris Prison Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Rape and Sexual Assault of Detainee

The officer remains free under a deferred detention order as the defense announces plans to appeal the verdict.

The convicted officer, 54, was found guilty of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a detainee at La Santé Prison between May and August 2022.
The court imposed a seven-year prison sentence, a five-year socio-judicial follow-up, mandatory therapy, and a lifetime ban from public service.
The detainee, who had reported the assaults to medical staff and attempted suicide multiple times, provided consistent testimony that the court deemed credible.
Evidence of the officer's history of inappropriate behavior, including harassment allegations from male colleagues in 2007 and 2013, was presented during the trial.
The officer, who denied the charges and claimed the detainee fabricated the allegations, remains free pending appeal under a deferred detention order.