A 17-year-old Syrian national was acquitted of the rape of a 12-year-old girl in the Vienna Regional Court on Tuesday after the presiding judge and jury panel concluded there was insufficient proof that the defendant used force during the encounter. According to court documents, the then 15-year-old defendant — recently identified as a 17-year-old apprentice … Continue reading Syrian acquitted of raping 12-year-old Austrian schoolgirl, leaves her €100 in courtroom as ‘gesture of goodwill’