According to the principled position of the prosecutors of the Frankiv District Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Lviv, the man was found guilty of rape (Part 4 of Article 152 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Prosecutors proved in court that in June 2020 the convict raped the child.
At lunchtime, the man came to the playground, where he asked minors for help in exchange for sweets. The figure allegedly needed to repair the scooter.
An 11-year-old boy agreed to help a stranger. Together they went to the thicket, where the man took advantage of the victim’s young age and helpless condition and raped him. After that he fled from the scene.
In addition, a decision was made to include information about the convicted person in the Unified Register of persons convicted of crimes against the sexual freedom and sexual integrity of minors.
The man will be in custody until the verdict becomes final.
Department of Information Policy
Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office