Rudy Guede has been sent to trial on charges of sexual assault on his ex-girlfriend .
Guede, 38, had been sentenced to 16 years for the murder of Meredith Kercher which took place in Perugia on 1 November 2007 .
The alleged events allegedly occurred after his release from prison. Once released from prison at the end of 2021, the Ivorian began a relationship with a 25-year-old woman from Viterbo, who in the summer of 2023 reported him for mistreatment, assault, and sexual violence . In December of the same year, Guede was placed under an electronic bracelet prohibiting him from approaching her .
Today, the preliminary investigations judge of the Viterbo Court, Rita Cialoni, decided to send him to trial after about an hour of deliberation. The first hearing will be held on November 4th before the Viterbo court. The alleged victim is a civil party.
Before the hearing, the defendant requested to be questioned to reiterate his version of events , as he did in December 2023 before investigating judge Savina Poli and last March before the prosecutor in charge of the case. Both Guede and the injured party attended the closed-door hearing.
(Unioneonline/L)
