The First Department of the State Court sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years and one day in prison for raping a 13-year-old minor in Pamplona in October 2022. According to the ruling, the defendants may not contact or approach minors, although an appeal can be made to the Navarre High Court. 10 years under 300 meters He must also be subject to an additional 10 years of supervised freedom to be served after the custodial sentence.
As a civil liability, he will pay her 60,000 euros in emotional damages. The court also agreed deportation prisoner’s If you gain third-degree freedom or temporary freedom, you will be prohibited from returning to Spanish territory for 10 years.
According to proven facts, around 8 p.m. On October 17, 2022, the defendant found himself on the street with two minors, ages 15 and 13. they ran away from home That same day. After a few minutes of conversation using a mobile phone translator, the three headed to a garden area next to the Alga River in the same district.
There, they continued their conversation through an interpreter in Spanish that the defendant understood. As the verdict is believed to have established, the accused led the minors to a secluded area on the promenade, where the 15-year-old girl apparently lay down and slept. So, “Take advantage of the loneliness of the place” And as the other one appeared to be asleep, he raped the 13-year-old child. When the girl woke up after the sexual assault, the man took the two minors to his home.
At trial, prosecutors asked for a sentence of 10 years in prison for sexual assault (rape) of a minor under the age of 16 and three years in prison for sexual assault (contact) of a minor under 16. Private prosecutors increased their sentences to 12 years and 4 years, respectively. The defense claimed innocence.
The first section of the hearing supports the complainant’s statement as the main evidence for the accusation. The court did not find any false motives on the part of the victim. I didn’t know the defendant at all. And there is no benefit to be gained from the complaint. ”
According to various psychological tests conducted by forensic experts, the complainant’s testimony was classified as follows: “Highly reliable”. In its conclusion, the court unanimously found that the victim “told the truth in emotional statements, appeared shy and embarrassed, and, with manners and nuances typical of her age, expressed difficulty and refusal when she had to reveal unpleasant past events.”
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