In the courtroom box, a slim, bearded man with black hair is crying hot tears. “This story is costing me too much. I don’t understand what happened. I have a gap in my memory. I woke up handcuffed in the police car,” says Babhtyar. “I have little sisters. I have respect for children and I am very shocked by what I am being accused of.” This man, whose father was killed by the Taliban, arrived in France in 2017. He lived in Normandy, but an accident at work led him to change professions. For some time now, this young man has been living in Île-de-France, where he works as a temporary plasterer. Single and childless, he visits older prostitutes when he feels the need and claims that he is not attracted to children.
