Overview

• Avocat général Christophe Auger requested 18 years in prison for Salim Berrada at the Créteil appeal hearing and called for a definitive ban from French territory.
• Berrada, a former photographer, denies wrongdoing and maintains the encounters were consensual or did not occur.
• The Paris criminal court previously convicted him of 12 rapes and three sexual assaults, sentencing him to 18 years with an obligation to leave France.
• Lawyers for the 17 complainants urged recognition of lasting harm and praised the women’s courage during their court statements.
• On appeal he faces up to 20 years, with defense arguments due Wednesday and the verdict expected Thursday evening.