Today, the Bila Tserkva court held the first preparatory hearing in the case of torture of a girl. The defendants are charged with child abuse and extortion.
Today, the court heard all the participants in the trial: the two defendants, their legal representatives, lawyers from all sides, a representative of the children’s service and the prosecutor on the possibility of issuing an indictment before the trial.
The hearings in the case of the beating of the girl in Bila Tserkva will be held in a closed session, as it involves minors on both sides – the accused and the victim.
In addition, the prosecutor filed a motion to extend the preventive measures against the defendants.
The Miller Law Firm, which represents the victim, also asked the court to conduct the trial without the victim’s mandatory participation to prevent her from being traumatized again.
The victim’s defense lawyers: Anna Kalynchuk, senior associate of White-Collar Crime, Compliance and Investigations practice, and her colleague in the practice, attorney Yevgeniy Skurativsky.
It is important for us that the victim feels supported and cared for by us.
The presiding judge is currently in the conference room, where he is deciding on the further procedure of the proceedings and considering the filed motions.
We are waiting for the date of the next meeting to be set.
We believe that we will be able to achieve justice for the victim.