Moroccan Court Acquits All Defendants in Controversial ’Satanic Rituals’ Case

The Court of Appeal rendered its verdict based on a medical expert report confirming the absence of elements proving that the two children had been victims of collective sexual assaults and satanic rituals by the accused. The Court considered that the accusations against the defendants were unfounded, suspecting the plaintiff of having other motivations.

Four accused (the plaintiff’s wife, the mother of the two children, a taxi driver, a contractor) were prosecuted in pre-trial detention for sexual abuse of a minor, adultery and promotion of prostitution, several sources indicate, specifying that another woman was prosecuted while at liberty. The accused denied the facts and claimed their innocence throughout the trial.

The facts date back to the confinement period due to the health crisis. The plaintiff had accused his wife of having turned one of his buildings into a brothel. The woman had rejected these allegations, describing them as unfounded. The plaintiff had then publishe