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Galician Courts Hand Down Prison Terms for Cousin Rape and Abuse of Disabled Teen

Sentenced under the pre-October 2022 penal code, both men face supervised release, professional disqualifications and compensation orders that remain open to appeal.

El acusado, custodiado por dos policías nacionales, durante el juicio en la Audiencia.
Vista general Vigo de edificio de la Ciudad de la Justicia. Cidade da Xustiza
Fachada de la Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra, en una imagen de archivo.
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Overview

  • A Coruña’s Audiencia Provincial sentenced an unnamed man to eight years in prison for raping his cousin in March 2023 after finding her testimony corroborated by WhatsApp messages and forensic evidence.
  • The Audiencia de Pontevedra convicted a 31-year-old in Vigo of sexually abusing a 16-year-old with a 43% disability, rejecting the victim’s interpretation of the relationship as consensual.
  • The Vigo ruling includes five years of supervised release, ten years of disqualification from working with minors, a seven-year restraining order and a €3,000 compensation award.
  • Both courts applied penal code provisions in force until October 2022 because they were more favorable to the defendants, and neither sentence is final pending appeal to the Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia.
  • These convictions underscore Spain’s push to bolster judicial responses to sexual violence by emphasizing victim credibility, digital evidence and procedural rigor.