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It is almost 17 years since Rudy guede went to prison for sexual assault and murder Meredith Kercher In Perugia, Italy. Since then, Amanda Knoxthe American student first convicted of the crime, moved on, becoming a writer, activist and the subject of several films and documentaries Examining the case.
With regard to GUDE, 38, his story did not end with his conviction. He was initially sentenced to 30 years in prison on a fast -track trial, which was cast down to 16 years on appeal. Guede served 13 years before being released in 2021 on good behavior.
But native Ivory Coast faces potential prison time again, as he is back in court on charges of sexual assault, abuse and stalking against former girlfriend.
Guede and his anonymous accuser, who is 25, started dating while he was in prison and broke up in 2023 when the charges filed. He received a preventative order against him that December, and GUDE had an electronic bracelet for monitoring.
More than 100,000 pictures, thousands of conversations and audio messages between the two will be considered evidence, investigating a magistrate Rita Caloni said, back Neat. He will face a preliminary hearing in Viterbo, Italy, on Friday, August 29.
Guede’s is law Carlo Mezzetti have said Neat That his client was innocent, but feared his previous conviction would make him unable to trial.
Meanwhile, GUDE has carried out his innocence in Kercher’s murder, despite authorities to find his fingerprints and DNA at the scene. Her conviction came after Knox, 38, and her love at the time, Sollecito’s raffaeespend Four years in prison before they were not guilty in 2011.
“I never really felt I had the power to prove my innocence,” said Knox ABC NEWS In an interview published on Friday, August 22. “The case was never about the evidence. It was about the story.”
“Amanda and I dangered a conviction for something we did not do because of her lies,” said Sollecito, 41, at the release of GUDE. “I’m sorry he never regretted what he did, killing that poor girl.”
A lawyer also spoke to the Kercher’s family, calling Guede’s time in prison “such a low sentence could be sufficient for murder of this kind.”
“It will be another aspect I need to explain to the Meredith family,” Francesco Maresca have said Print at the time. “Every time, beyond the legality, it further renews their ungodly suffering.”