15-year-old convicted

Accusation of rape turned into defamation

A girl (15) from Carinthia accused a man from Lungau (24) of the crime of rape. The man was even remanded in custody for this. But now she has not been finally convicted: for defamation.

The "Krone" had reported on the case: A Carinthian girl (15) accused a man from Lungau (24) of rape. The girl filed a complaint in October 2023 - nine months after the alleged offense. The allegations led to the arrest of the man in December 2023, who had denied the accusations from the outset - according to his defense lawyer Magdalena Rauter, he spent 13 days in custody over Christmas.

Trial against 15-year-old
But now things have turned around: The case against the 24-year-old was recently dropped. Instead, the 15-year-old was sentenced to six months' conditional imprisonment at Klagenfurt Regional Court for giving false evidence and defamation - not legally binding.