At the beginning of August 2024, a woman came to the Chantilly gendarmerie to file complaint against his ex-companion. She accuses David Gelper of threaten regularly despite the ban on contact. This removal order was served on him following a previous judgment.
“I deeply regret these messages”
The complainant reports explicit messages where the accused does not beat around the bush. “I feel like I’m going to do something crazy… I’m going to slit a woman’s throat soon…”
Before the Senlis judges, David Gelper returns to the genesis of this affair. “Regarding these messages, I don’t have much to say except that I deeply regret them. Suddenly everything fell apart for me. After a trivial argument between my big son and his little brother, she left the house. I am now accused of having driven near his new home. However, I could not do otherwise except to extend the route by 14 kilometers…”
“It remains dangerous” for the civil party
For the lawyer of the civil party, Maître Mélanie Cronnier, the dangerousness of David Gelper is proven. “This is a couple that has been going badly for a long time,” she declares. He continued to monitor her despite the ban on contact. He went to the area around Madame’s house several times. He is a man who remains dangerous and does not respect court decisions…”
An observation shared by the public prosecutor who requires a sentence of 12 months in prison, accompanied by a probationary suspension of 2 years.
Six months suspended probation
Maître Guillaume Mestre, the defense lawyer, believes that detention is not necessary. “This case is a tragedy for my client,” he pleads. There are threats but there is also this question that torments him: “I hope you loved me one day…”
David Gelper receives 6 months in prison with suspended probation and the obligation to follow an awareness course on domestic violence.
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