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Repeat Rapist Freed After 8 Years Under Sentence Merger, Set to Live in Victim’s City

The case exposes how sentence-merging rules with remissions can shorten long prison terms despite high-risk histories.

Karine explique avoir été informée en septembre d'une demande d'aménagement de peine déposée par son violeur, condamné à 30 ans de réclusion en 2018. [© CORMON Francis / hemis.fr / hemis.fr / Hemis via AFP]
"Aujourd'hui, c'est moi qui vais être en prison" : Karine Brunet-Jambu se prépare à la libération de son violeur, qui va s'installer dans la ville où elle vit, à Rennes

Overview

  • Roland Blaudy, who left prison Tuesday, will live in Rennes under a 15-year court-ordered follow-up and a two-year GPS bracelet.
  • He served eight years after a rule called confusion of sentences merged his 2007 and 2018 convictions into one 30-year term, with the safety period counted from his 2005 jailing and standard remissions cutting nine years.
  • The Caen prosecutor said a fixed address in Rennes was the only option that allowed GPS monitoring, even though it is the city where one of his victims lives.
  • Karine Brunet-Jambu says the arrangement makes her feel unsafe in her own neighborhood, and her family has launched a petition asking lawmakers to curb sentence-merging in such cases.
  • The supervision orders include bans on contact with minors and victims and mandatory treatment, and any breach can bring up to seven years in prison and the loss of earlier remissions.