The judges’ verdict prompted demonstrators to protest outside of the Pamplona courthouse in droves, calling the failure to convict the men of rape unjust. Instead of convicting the five men of rape on Thursday, a three-judge panel in Pamplona in northern Spain found the men guilty of the lesser crime of “continuous sexual abuse,” according to CNN . Unlike a rape charge, sexual abuse charges indicate that violence or intimidation was not involved in the assault. Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities across Spain after a court failed to convict a group of men for the gang rape of an 18-year-old girl during the Running of the Bulls festival in 2016. Before the festival, members of the chat group discussed using sedatives on women to rape them, according to The Telegraph.

Source: Huffington Post April 29, 2018 05:26 UTC