The incident took place in Antalya. Allegedly, O.E., with whom S.S. lived in a religious marriage. (47) sexually abused the woman's 12-year-old daughter in the house where they lived together. The girl was a 4th grade primary school student at the time of the abuse. The suspect, who abused the child's mother and brother while they were sleeping, gave him money and asked him not to tell his mother what happened. The suspect, who was said to have continued the abuse for 1 year, frightened the child by saying that he would be sent to the dormitory if he told what he had experienced, and threatened the child by saying "I will kill your mother."
The child, who hid what he experienced for a while because he was afraid, later told his mother and guidance counselor about the situation. The mother filed a complaint with the police against the person who she said sexually abused her daughter. Following the complaint, an investigation was launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
The child, who tried to hide what he experienced because he was afraid of the suspect while going to the police with his mother, explained the abuse in his statement taken at the Child Monitoring Center. As part of the investigation, the statement of the child's guidance counselor was also taken. The teacher stated that during his interview with the child, his student told him that the person with whom his mother lived had sexually abused him.
In the indictment prepared by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office after the investigation, the statements of the child and his mother, witness statements and the scope of the file were evaluated together. While the prosecutor's office demanded that the defendant be punished for repeatedly sexually abusing the child, they also requested that some of his rights, such as holding public office, be restricted if he was sentenced to prison.
Following the incident, a decision hearing was held in the case filed at Antalya 3rd High Criminal Court. The child's mother, S.S., attended the hearing. and party lawyers attended. O.E., who is on trial without arrest in this case. did not attend the hearing. It was claimed that the defendant, who was in prison for another crime, was out on leave on the day of the hearing.
Repeating his previous opinion at the hearing, the prosecutor evaluated the statements of the child and his mother and the guidance counselor and demanded that the defendant be punished for the crime of 'qualified sexual abuse of a child', and also requested that the punishment be increased because the abuse was committed more than once.
The court sentenced the defendant to 18 years in prison for 'qualified sexual abuse' against a child who was under 12 years old at the time of the crime. The sentence increased to 33 years and 9 months with increases due to the crime being committed under threat and more than once. However, due to the legal upper limit, the defendant's sentence was determined as 30 years in prison. The panel did not reduce the sentence due to the defendant's past convictions and the lack of a positive opinion that he would not commit a crime again. Taking into account the duration of the sentence and the suspect's suspicion of escape, the court ruled that judicial control would not be sufficient and decided to issue a warrant for O.E.'s arrest.
Making a statement after the decision hearing, Hande Amioğlu, the lawyer of the victim child, said, "For us, this was not just continuing the criminal trial or following the process, but also being with a child in his search for justice in the criminal trial. Our child expressed the problems he experienced to his guidance counselor, and thanks to the responsible behavior of his teacher, this situation was reported to the family. We have a child living with a single parent, and after the mother learned about this process, she applied to us and filed a complaint."
Saying that the child tried to hide what he experienced because he was afraid of the defendant, Amioğlu noted that what happened was revealed with the statement taken at the Child Monitoring Center accompanied by pedagogues and the trial was concluded.
Mother of two children, S.S. He said that he had a religious relationship with the defendant for 2 years. Stating that her daughter told her experiences to the guidance counselor and the teacher informed the juvenile department, S.S. said, "The juvenile branch called me and I started the legal process. I had approximately 8-10 million TL with this person, they told me to give up the complaint and take the money. There was a lot of pressure, I never gave up. I was kidnapped and beaten because I did not give up the complaint. The courts were heard about this, and I was sentenced to prison for crimes such as deprivation of liberty and violence."
Stating that he was happy with the decision, S.S. continued: "I lost my home and everything, but I stood behind my child until the end. It was a harrowing war for my child and me. In the end, thanks to my lawyer and the evidence, we proved it. I am about to cry, I am very happy. No one should experience what I went through. This decision should set an example, no one should lay a hand on anyone's child. They are babies, they are innocent. I am very happy with the decision, I am glad there is justice, I am glad that this state is in charge." There are prosecutors."
