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William W. before the Olten-Gösgen district court on December 3, 2020.
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William W., 47, who has raped children again, has to go to prison for 2.5 years.
The judges’ office in Olten-Gösgen (SO) reached several partial acquittals. He refrained from ordering custody.
The prosecution requested that the man remain in custody. The defense had asked for acquittal.
The verdict is not yet legally binding.
No contact with children
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In addition, the court ordered a lifetime ban on any activity with children, a five-year ban on contact with children under the age of 16, and a five-year ban on rayon in institutions with children.
The verdict refers to acts committed in 2018. William W. is said to have offended at least three children. According to the prosecutor, there were two assaults in a living room. He had sexually abused two boys, ages five and six, while the parents prepared for a wedding in the next room.
Relapse in 2006, but still free later
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In 2006, William W. relapsed again. In Starrkirch-Wil, near Olten, he raped an eight-year-old girl. He was released in 2016. There were conditions: he had to wear shackles, spend the night in a sheltered bedroom, and report to the probation service.
But: William W. apparently had not adhered to these requirements, as published by the “Tages-Anzeiger” earlier in the year. He was dancing on the nose of the authorities. They warned him several times, but nothing really happened. Meanwhile, the Solothurn parliament has closed loopholes in the system due to the William W. case. According to an external investigation, the authorities acted correctly at the time.
William W. committed an assault at a restaurant he ran. It is said that he approached an eight-year-old boy on the way to school and bought him a Coke at his restaurant. Then there was an attack in the empty dining room. He is also said to have sexually abused two teenagers.
At the hearing, an expert stated that the accused was difficult to treat and did not recognize his pedophile tendencies.
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