BRITAIN-ABUSE/AUSTRIA British soldier charged with raping a child in Austria

Record ID: 334726

  • Title: BRITAIN-ABUSE/AUSTRIA British soldier charged with raping a child in Austria
  • Date: 22nd January 2015
  • Summary: INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA (JANUARY 22, 2015) (REUTERS) INNSBRUCK HIGHER REGIONAL COURT INNSBRUCK HIGHER REGIONAL COURT ENTRANCE VARIOUS INNSBRUCK HIGHER REGIONAL COURT SIGN VARIOUS OF STATE PROSECUTOR HANSJOERG MAYR READING AT DESK (SOUNDBITE) (German) STATE PROSECUTOR, HANSJOERG MAYR, SAYING: "According to the results of the investigation, we believe that in the early hours of November 29, the British soldier entered an unoccupied house (unsecured), entered the child's bedroom and sexually abused the girl who was sleeping there." LAW BOOKS ON SHELF (SOUNDBITE) (German) STATE PROSECUTOR, HANSJOERG MAYR, SAYING: "The state prosecutor's office has brought the charges of serious sexual abuse of a minor and of rape." LAW BOOKS ON SHELF (SOUNDBITE) (German) STATE PROSECUTOR, HANSJOERG MAYR, SAYING: "The main trial will take place here at the Innsbruck regional court. If the defendant is found guilty, he may face a prison sentence of up to 10 years." LAW BOOKS ON SHELF (SOUNDBITE) (German) STATE PROSECUTOR, HANSJOERG MAYR, SAYING: "The man was arrested by the police immediately after the act on November 29, after the child's mother had notified the police. Since then he has been in investigative custody. The main trial will begin on March 10. I believe that the man will remain in custody until then." VARIOUS OF INNSBRUCK PRISON NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, AUSTRIA (JANUARY 22, 2015) (REUTERS) ROAD LEADING INTO VILLAGE NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, WHERE THE EVENT TOOK PLACE NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL SIGN VARIOUS OF VILLAGE NEARBY FIELDS COW IN FIELD
  • Embargoed: 6th February 2015 12:00
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  • Location: Austria
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA3G8F8BRCI94X1KGG21F3OYKJC
  • Story Text: A British soldier has been charged with sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, the Innsbruck state prosecutor said on Thursday (January 22).
    The man was detained on November 29 in the Austrian province of Tyrol, outside the house where he is alleged to have sexually assaulted and raped the child in the early hours of the morning. He has since been detained in custody.
    "The state prosecutor's office has brought the charges of serious sexual abuse of a minor and of rape," prosecutor Hansjoerg Mayr said.
    The man is expected to remain in custody until the main trial starts on March 10 at the Innsbruck regional court.
    "If the defendant is found guilty, he may face a prison sentence of up to 10 years," Mayr said.
    At the time of the arrest, the Heute newspaper reported that the incident took place while British soldiers were in Tyrol for mountain training.
    A spokesman for the British army said at the time that they were aware of the arrest and detention of a soldier, but that it was a matter for the Austrian authorities and they would not comment further.
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