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2w ago

Dino Scala Indicted on 13 Additional Charges of Sexual Violence

The so-called 'violeur de la Sambre,' already serving a 20-year sentence, faces new allegations tied to cases from 1986 to 1990.

Affaire du «violeur de la Sambre»: pourquoi Dina Dino Scala est à nouveau mis en examen
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Overview

  • Dino Scala, convicted in 2022 for 54 rapes and assaults between 1988 and 2018, has been formally indicted in 13 additional cases of sexual violence.
  • These new charges stem from a judicial inquiry opened in March 2023 by the Valenciennes prosecutor's office, focusing on incidents alleged to have occurred between 1986 and 1990.
  • Scala's lawyer, Margaux Mathieu, contests the accusations, arguing the new cases rely solely on a matching modus operandi without concrete evidence.
  • Of the 16 cases under investigation, three were dismissed following Scala's multi-hour hearing on May 15, 2025.
  • The expanded inquiry highlights long-standing institutional failures in addressing historical sexual violence cases in the Sambre region.