Overview

• The final ruling confirms a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the man convicted of abusing a 12-year-old with whom he shared a home.
• The sentence includes two years of supervised release and a special disqualification from work involving minors for a period exceeding two years.
• The court ordered €5,000 in compensation to the victim and imposed a ban on approaching or communicating with her for three years beyond the prison term.
• The Supreme Court dismissed the claim that the girl's account was influenced by her father and affirmed the sufficiency of the evidence assessed by lower courts.
• According to the findings, the abuse occurred on May 22, 2022 inside the shared residence, where the man rented a room from the family.