Accused by 17 women of rape and sexual assault, Salim Berrada, the “Tinder rapist”, sentenced to 18 years in prison

Il était accusé par 17 femmes abordées sur des sites de rencontre entre 2014 et 2016 de viols ou d’agressions sexuelles. ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH

The Paris criminal court sentenced this Friday, March 29, Salim Berrada, nicknamed "the Tinder rapist" to 18 years of criminal imprisonment. He is accused of rape and sexual assault by 17 women.

Salim Berrada, nicknamed "the Tinder rapist", was sentenced this Friday, March 29, by the Paris Criminal Court to 18 years in prison, including two security guard, for 12 rapes and three sexual assaults, report our colleagues at BFMTV.

The 38-year-old man was accused by 17 women approached on dating sites between 2014 and 2016 of rape or sexual assault.< /p>

A sentence less severe than requisitions

This sentence is less severe than the requisitions of the prosecution, which had requested a sentence of 19 years in prison.

The Court retained the "particularly organized character", a " proven operating mode" and the "serial nature of these crimes and misdemeanors", judged  "particularly worrying", indicated President Thierry Fusina quoted by Franceinfo.