Montreal man accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old girl at family daycare run by his wife Although his DNA was found on the child’s underwear, he swears it was an unfortunate circumstance.
“There is no opportunity to carry out the steps described by the prosecution,” said Hossein Attuin’s lawyer, Mr.e Benoit Demchuk, Friday morning, in a Montreal court.
In June 2021, the 65-year-old was living in an apartment in Ahnsik-Cartierville, where he had a home care service managed by his wife. He then allegedly sexually touched the 4-year-old girl while she was taking an afternoon nap in the basement bathroom.
The next day, the child spoke to her parents about the actions of her guardian’s husband. They quickly called 911 to report the situation to authorities.
In the investigation conducted by SPVM, the girl stated in English that Attuy touched her private parts 10 times and demanded sexual favors.
Investigators were also able to get their hands on the clothes the child was wearing at the time, just before she was washed. The accused’s DNA was found inside his underwear.
Deny them all together
According to the defense, the DNA could have been there for several reasons because the child was in the same environment as the accused.
“The DNA could have been found on the child’s hands and it could have been transferred to the underwear when she went to the toilet,” M said as an example.e Demchuk.
Hocine Attoui categorically stated that he did not go to the basement during his sleep.
During his testimony, he said he left his house in the morning, then returned in the afternoon to follow distance training and slept until 4:30 p.m.
Not believable
However, Attoui’s testimony was “designed to distance himself from the victim and the daycare,” Crown attorney M.e Jerome Laflamme during his plea.
According to him, it is “doubtful” that the accused would remember every minute detail of the day in question during his testimony. However, the accused did not want to answer the Crown attorney’s questions, prompting Judge Mary Katlin Reuben to intervene.
“Instead of going with a hypothesis, I recommend going with what you have as evidence. The prosecution’s evidence leads to only one conclusion: Mr. Atouin’s crime,” concluded Mr.e Flame.
Judge Reuben will deliver his ruling next March.
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