Guru “Zeus” was sentenced to eighteen years in prison in Bordeaux.

For the Assize Court of Gironde, Claude Alonso, who called himself Zeus in the community of Gujan-Mestra (Gironde), is a guru, not a god. On Friday, September 23, October, who had been in court since the beginning of the week, was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, half of which was a security sentence, for rape, indecent assault and abuse of the weakness of a person in the state. In psychological subjugation.

After his trial was postponed in December 2021 in favor of knee surgery, the accused remains there. Weak, old, short of breath, in a wheelchair. Claude Alonso monologues and denies everything with a lively look that he hides under his sunglasses the next day. Self-centered, he gets angry when we stop listening to him, bangs his head against the microphone, asks for a break, and then another, before settling into his chair. He blames his daughter’s mother as the reason for his fall.

In a very personal interpretation of Greek mythology, Claude Alonso, according to expert psychiatrist Daniel Zaguri, “Builds a world to serve his narcissistic and megalomaniacal desires”. The decoration of his glory with a throne, a red cape, a scepter, jars and tables of the law, Olympus with a restored mezzanine, borrowing the names of Greek deities, indoctrination, useless occupation, stripping for the benefit of society, saving sex, including with himself. An adult girl, Vanessa, festive consumption of alcohol and anxiolytics, initiation rites, blackmail: the hearing shows that these reported facts are not the product of the police’s imagination.

He “always did good”

Called to the bar, Claude Alonso’s youngest son admits to seeing objects of worship, “big chair” and heard “The Petty Names of the Gods They Called Themselves”. “But it all made me smile”He confides.

Two women joined the civic party, including the accused’s daughter. The investigation found five potential victims, but they do not believe they were manipulated. Among them, Daniel has been Claude Alonso’s companion for thirty years and until now. In violation of judicial control of the accused, who is prohibited from contacting him. “But this is my only love”– he says in a small voice.

“I was never coerced or manipulated”, he protests. Coquettish, Danielle mutters, giggles, excuses herself, fumbles and reads like a child whose sincerity she has. “You changed your statements because you didn’t want to hurt him?” »Trial President Stefan Remy. “He is a man who always did good”, he replies. At least the septuagenarian admitted this to the police “Some things were true, but they agreed”. During the interruption, he rushes to Claude Alonso and kisses his hands.