Overview
- The Regional Court of Aachen convicted 61-year-old Fernando P. of aggravated rape, sexual coercion, dangerous bodily harm and related crimes, sentencing him to eight years and six months in prison.
- Judges found he repeatedly sedated his wife without her knowledge at home, raped her, recorded the assaults and distributed the videos in chat groups and on internet platforms.
- Police began investigating after receiving a tip about the videos, a court spokeswoman said.
- An appeal may be filed within one week of the judgment, according to the court.
- The case drew comparisons to France’s Pelicot trial and intensified campaigns in Germany for a shift to a “yes means yes” consent standard and for criminal penalties on possessing rape videos; the victim testified in court.