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Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain's Mallorca

Alleged sexual assault by German tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands was recorded on cellphone

SPAIN’S National Police released more information on Saturday about the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault carried out by a group of six German tourists on the Balearic Island of Palma de

16 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Running Of The Bulls On Estafeta Street 1

Four sexual assault cases reported at Spain’s Running of the Bulls fiestas

A TOTAL of four police reports for sexual assault had been filed by Saturday at the world-famous Running of the Bulls fiestas in Pamplona. According to news agency Europa Press, the incidents

9 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra

Spain’s Supreme Court backs sentence reductions for sex offenders under ‘only yes means yes’ law

THE SUPREME COURT has ratified the decisions of lower tribunals to reduce the prison sentences of some convicted sex offenders after the Spanish government’s so-called ‘only yes means yes’ consent law came

8 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Irene Montero Presenta Un Proyecto Pa La Igualdad Efectiva Entre Hombres Y Mujeres En El Trabajo

Spain’s Socialist Party wins approval for reforms to controversial consent law, deepening split with coalition partners

LAWMAKERS in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, today voted in favour of reforms to the controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law, after it had the unexpected effect

20 Apr, 2023 @ 16:11

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s prime minister says sorry for new consent law that has seen sex offenders released from jail early

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has used an interview with Spanish newspapers to apologise for the unexpected effects of a new consent law, which has seen convicted sex offenders either granted early

16 Apr, 2023 @ 18:05

Lead·National News·Politics

Number of sex offenders released early under Spain’s ‘yes means yes’ consent law now exceeds 100

THE NUMBER of convicted sex offenders who have secured early release from prison thanks to a controversial new consent law has now passed the 100 mark, and stands at 103. That’s according

13 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Ministers in Spain support new law that will classify all 'non-consensual' sex as rape

No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on

ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear it would not support planned amendments to

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·National News·Politics

Spain’s controversial consent law sees 721 sex offenders’ sentences reduced and 74 get early release

SPAIN’S legal watchdog has revealed the first official number of sex offenders who have benefitted from the government’s controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law. Since it came into force in October,

2 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Minister in Spain laughs off accusations that government is ‘legalising bestiality’

SOCIAL RIGHTS Minister Ione Belarra has laughed off accusations that the Spanish government is ‘decriminalising bestiality’. The leader of the leftist Podemos party said during an interview with YouTuber Rubén Hood that

22 Feb, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain: Concentration In Repulse Of Sexual Assaults

Poll: 22% of women in Spain say they have been sexually assaulted

NEARLY 22% of women in Spain say they have suffered some kind of sexual assault during their lives. That’s a total of 3.5 million female adults. The statistic is one of many

8 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

Spain’s Socialist Party bows to pressure and will propose changes to controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law

AFTER months of political pressure, the governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it will present changes to the new ‘only yes means yes’ law. The legislation, which came into force in

7 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Convicted sex offenders who have seen sentences reduced under Spain’s ‘only yes means yes’ law now number 50

SOME 50 convicted sex offenders have had their sentences reduced under Spain’s controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was designed to put consent at the heart of sexual abuse cases but

8 Dec, 2022 @ 18:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s Equality Minister sparks outrage in Congress, accusing PP of ‘promoting rape culture’

SPAIN’S Congress of Deputies was once again witness to scenes of extreme political tension on Wednesday, as Equality Minister Irene Montero went on the attack against the opposition Popular Party. Just last

30 Nov, 2022 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Taxi driver who raped British tourist on Costa del Sol sentenced to seven years in prison

He claimed the victim, who was drunk at the time, 'asked for more' yet injuries she sustained proved how she had been attacked

7 Dec, 2018 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga