Spain’s ‘Wolf Pack’ rapists use legal loophole to shorten prison time

In response to a gang rape at the Pamplona bull-running festival, a court in Navarra reduced the prison terms of the five perpetrators from 15 to 14 years due to a member’s previous sentence reduction. The case sparked protests and legal reform in Spain, leading to a change in the criminal code defining all non-consensual sex as rape. However, the so-called “only yes means yes law” has led to hundreds of convicted offenders seeking reduced sentences, prompting the government to amend the law for crimes committed from 2023.

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