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The "Sadist of Romont" will not be granted supervised release (archive image)
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The "Sadist of Romont", convicted of multiple murders, will not be granted supervised release. The Federal Supreme Court has rejected a request from the now 67-year-old. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989.
The convict made headlines in the 1980s because he had committed several murders that were preceded by sexual abuse of young people. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Entremont VS court in 1989. He has been in prison since May 1987 and has never been granted leave since.
A request for supervised release was rightly rejected, as the Federal Supreme Court stated in a ruling published on Wednesday. The convict still had a very high risk of reoffending.
The right of third parties to physical and psychological integrity takes precedence over the convicted person's right to freedom. A large police force is currently not sensible in view of the goal of enabling the person concerned to live a crime-free life in freedom.
11.03.2026, 12:00
