The Supreme Court approved the sentence 8 years and 6 months in prison for the man who raped a woman multiple times In a field near Aranda de Duero (Burgos), he then asked her if they were friends and if they could meet another day.
The events occurred in the early morning hours of April 25, 2021. That day, the convict went to a party at a farm in Aranda with other people, including the victim, after arguing with his girlfriend about an incident in a bar. his infidelity.
After the party, the convicted man offered to drive the victim and a friend to Aranda. However, after leaving his friend, under the pretext of “drinking”, he went to another location unknown to him, which turned out to be a dark road near Casa de Campo.
Once there He tried to kiss her but she refused. Then, he pulled her out of the car by her hair, threw her to the ground and dragged her, and while she resisted, he tried to move away from the suspect for a moment, but he grabbed him and caught him. He jumped on him and was raped.
threatening attitude
The convicted man then opened a door and dragged the woman to a nearby picnic area, where he continued to rape her. Before The man’s threatening attitude and fear for his lifeHe decided to stay calm and talk to her in a reassuring manner until he convinced her that he wouldn’t tell anyone about what happened and would take her home.
That’s when the boy asked her if they were friends and if they would meet another day, and she told him yes, nothing happened and he was convinced of that and took her to his house where she called the emergency services. and was taken to hospital by the police.
The Burgos Court convicted him six years in prison for The High Court of Justice of Castilla y León later approved the victim’s appeal, increasing the sentence for sexual assault to eight years and six months.
And now the Supreme Court upholds the sentence, emphasizing the “persistence and credibility” of the victim’s testimony compared to the convict’s version that he was drugged and the relations were consensual.
Now he simply refuses to apply the law of yes, which means yes, although due to the circumstances in which everything happened, the sentence varies from 6 to 12 years, due to the “humiliating situation”. The sentence is considered to be proportionate due to the suffering he suffered and the “secrecy and impunity inherent in the place and time of the events”.