Spain Rape Law

During the notorious 2016 gang rape case, two of the men filmed the assault, during which the woman is silent and passive -- a fact the judges interpreted as consent.

A Spanish court sentenced five men charged with gang-raping a 14-year-old-girl to 10 to 12 years in jail for sexual abuse Thursday, concluding that it wasn't rape, which carries a harsher sentence, because the victim was unconscious and therefore wasn't forcibly assaulted.

During the notorious 2016 gang rape case, two of the men filmed the assault, during which the woman is silent and passive -- a fact the judges interpreted as consent.

A Spanish court sentenced five men charged with gang-raping a 14-year-old-girl to 10 to 12 years in jail for sexual abuse Thursday, concluding that it wasn't rape, which carries a harsher sentence, because the victim was unconscious and therefore wasn't forcibly assaulted.