“He is guilty. He raped those two women. But he should not be punished.” A Brussels prosecutor said this in the criminal court on Wednesday. The reason: the bartender who was on trial was already dealt with severely enough on social media. “Lynched,” she even called it. Also for crimes he never committed. And striking: the victims also think the same way. “We are not here for his punishment. Our only goal is to be recognized as a victim.”
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“He even had to go into hiding. He has been punished enough”: why even rapist victims don’t ask for punishment
