Rape
CNJ demands explanations on acquittal of vulnerable rape suspect
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The National Justice Oversight Board ordered the Minas Gerais Court of Justice and Judge Magid Nauef Láuar to provide explanations within five days regarding the decision acquitting a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2024. The acquittal, issued by the TJMG's 9th Specialized Criminal Chamber, sparked negative backlash and criticism from politicians and experts. The Minas Gerais Prosecutor's Office plans to appeal the ruling.
Paris criminal court sentenced Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison in absentia on Wednesday for raping three women. The 63-year-old Islamic scholar, absent throughout the three-week trial due to health reasons, was found guilty as per prosecutors' requests. The ruling includes eight years of judicial supervision and a lifetime ban from French territory after serving the sentence.
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The Corrèze Assize Court sentenced Lucas Larivée to 30 years in prison, with a 20-year safety period, for the rape and murder of Justine Vayrac, which occurred in October 2022 after a night out at a nightclub in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
The Frankfurt Regional Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 14 years in prison for drugging and raping women over more than three years. He was found guilty of multiple attempted murders and aggravated rape, among other charges. Security detention will also be imposed as he poses a danger to the public.
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The Supreme Court has warned against using rape charges in the wake of failed consensual relationships. It described such misuse as a profound concern for an overburdened judiciary.
A man in his 30s has been sentenced to prison for a 2015 rape in Uppsala. Another man is acquitted in the same case, but prosecutors plan to appeal. The investigation was reopened late in 2024 after being dropped earlier.