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J'ai menti

J'ai menti

Madeira, Virginie
Vital-Durand, Brigitte

Paperback

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 2234059577
ISBN13: 9782234059573
Publisher: Stock
Published: Sep 20 2006
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.32 Depth: 8.47
Language: French
In 1999, Virginie, 14, claims her father raped her. He is condemned to 12 years in prison at the tribunal of Rennes in 2001. A few years later, the young girl admits she lied. This is her true story, the first confession of this kind. Virginie explains the reasons behind her false accusation, how she found herself trapped, locked in the role of the child-victim, incapable of reversing the catastrophic process she had started. Through her testimony, written in the first person, the now 21 year old woman asserts her father's innocence. Released from the jail where he spent 6 years, he is still considered guilty in the eyes of the law in spite of his daughter's revelations and he has called for a retrial. A Journalist for Libération, where I hold the post of chief of General Information service, I wrote Virginie's story because it deals with an issue that is at the heart of our contemporary society: Truthfulness in children's terms and the failings of a system that too often privileges the accusation over the defense. In the context of today's justice system, Virginie's testimony is invaluable.

Brigitte Vital-Durand

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