Spain: TSJM denies applying ‘Yes is Yes Law’ to minor sex offender with 19-year sentence

Spain: alaskacommons.com 2/16/24 The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has rejected an appeal to review a sentence imposed on a man who was found guilty of several sexual crimes against minors between 2014 and 2017. The man was sentenced to 19 years and seven days in prison by the Provincial Court of Madrid. The appellant requested a reduction in his sentence under the ‘Yes is Yes Law’, but the High Court judges rejected his request. The Chamber argued that the absence of freely given consent in the episodes…

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