Prosecutors are pushing for a four-year sentence in sexual assault of minors.

Standing before the judge last Thursday, 29-year-old R.E.A.K. denied every allegation made against him, claiming that his former stepdaughter had lied about the details of the allegations and stating he believed he was mislead or scammed by the other alleged victim, a 14-year old who he believed to be 31 years of age.

The prosecutor asked for acquittal on two of the three charges related to K.’s former stepdaughter, saying there was no supporting evidence to prove the allegations.

K. can still be found guilty of sexual assault stemming from an incident in February 2023, when his stepdaughter was 12 years old.

In the case of the 14-year old the Prosecutor tried to disprove K.’s claim that he believed she was 31 years old by showing a video, after which the judge turned to the court recorder and instructed her to write in the official trial transcript that his impression was that the girl was “clearly a minor.”

Messages from recovered WhatsApp chats between the two, including one that seemed to indicate a meeting were read. K. told the court that he thought he was being deceived with fake videos. However, the prosecutor argued that the messages shows K. putting increasing pressure on the girl for sex, which later culminated in rape.

Considering three of the five charges proven, the prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of four years, of which one year would be conditional, on three years’ probation. He also asked for K. to be banned from contacting his victims.

K. 's lawyer Safira Ibrahim pleaded for a full acquittal on insufficient evidence.

Ibrahim also questioned the reliability of the stepdaughter as a witness, reading from police interviews where her mother and sister testified that she often tells lies for attention or to get out of trouble. Ibrahim questioned whether the other alleged 14 year old victim had been guided by police to say she had been raped. She argued that the girl initially did not mention saying “no” or resisting K.’s advances in any way. She only said she had when detectives asked follow-up questions, Ibrahim said.

The judge will render a verdict on November 20.