Anonymous
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8/25/2025, 10:01:39 PM No.513973299
22-year-old Syrian man, identified as N., is on trial in Brussels for the rape of two minors. One of the victims is his current pregnant wife, who is 14. He has justified his behavior in both cases that in his home country of Syria, it is accepted that such age differences exist.
The prosecution is seeking a four-year prison sentence, while the defense argues that the situation should be viewed within a different cultural context.
The first case dates back to November, when a 14-year-old Syrian girl, accompanied by her mother, reported a rape to a sexual violence treatment center (CPVS). The girl, who did not speak much French, told a nurse that she had been raped and had lost her virginity, according to Belgium news outlet DH.
https://www.dhnet.be/actu/faits/2025/08/07/un-syrien-poursuivi-a-bruxelles-pour-deux-viols-sur-mineures-dont-un-envers-son-epouse-actuelle-agee-de-presque-15-ans-I3JFOVIZ6VCJJMQNX5VDQZYMDQ/
While an official complaint was filed, it was withdrawn just two days later.
Despite the withdrawal, the Brussels public prosecutor’s office opened a case after receiving a copy of the suspect’s residence permit, which identified him as N.
However, police did not question him about the alleged rape until June 2024. N. denied the charges and stated that the age difference was “not a problem” in his culture. His lawyer, Nathalie Gallant, noted that the victim later said she felt caught between her parents and N., who wanted to leave her for another person.
The prosecutor’s office chose not to pursue criminal charges at that time, instead issuing a formal reprimand.
He is caught with another minor just month’s later.
The prosecution is seeking a four-year prison sentence, while the defense argues that the situation should be viewed within a different cultural context.
The first case dates back to November, when a 14-year-old Syrian girl, accompanied by her mother, reported a rape to a sexual violence treatment center (CPVS). The girl, who did not speak much French, told a nurse that she had been raped and had lost her virginity, according to Belgium news outlet DH.
https://www.dhnet.be/actu/faits/2025/08/07/un-syrien-poursuivi-a-bruxelles-pour-deux-viols-sur-mineures-dont-un-envers-son-epouse-actuelle-agee-de-presque-15-ans-I3JFOVIZ6VCJJMQNX5VDQZYMDQ/
While an official complaint was filed, it was withdrawn just two days later.
Despite the withdrawal, the Brussels public prosecutor’s office opened a case after receiving a copy of the suspect’s residence permit, which identified him as N.
However, police did not question him about the alleged rape until June 2024. N. denied the charges and stated that the age difference was “not a problem” in his culture. His lawyer, Nathalie Gallant, noted that the victim later said she felt caught between her parents and N., who wanted to leave her for another person.
The prosecutor’s office chose not to pursue criminal charges at that time, instead issuing a formal reprimand.
He is caught with another minor just month’s later.
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