All non-consensual sex will be treated as rape under new 'Only yes means yes' laws approved by the Spanish government following an outcry over the Wolf Pack case. All non-consensual sex will be treated as rape under new laws approved by the Spanish government following an outcry over the Wolf Pack case. The new law will abolish that distinction so that rape will instead be decided by the question of consent. Such cases would be heard by special judges in courts dedicated to sexual crimes, as is already done with crimes relating to gender violence. The gender violence law was approved in 2004 by Spain's previous Socialist government, and the World Economic Forum ranks the country eighth globally in terms of gender parity.

Source: Daily Mail March 03, 2020 16:21 UTC