Overview

• Proceedings began at the Cour criminelle de Paris on 24 September with a verdict expected on Friday, 26 September.
• The accused, identified as 27-year-old Centrafrican national Jordy G., is charged with raping two women on 11 November 2023 in Paris, allegedly under knife threat.
• On the first day, the court heard detailed accounts from Claire Geronimi and Mathilde, viewed CCTV of the earlier attack, and noted the defendant’s impassive demeanor.
• Judicial and media reports cite 11 prior convictions for the accused and three outstanding OQTFs, with earlier social-service warnings about his dangerousness reportedly unheeded.
• Geronimi, now vice president of the UDR and founder of Éclats de femme, backs a bill with MP Christelle D’Intorni to allow state liability when attacks are committed by individuals under OQTF.