The city of Ancona lies on Italy's Adriatic coast. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 12 at 10:51 AM An Italian appeals court — a panel of three female jurists — acquitted two men of rape in 2017, in part because the judges agreed with the defendants’ argument that the victim looked like a man and therefore they could not have been attracted to her. Now that ruling has been overturned and a retrial has been ordered.
The case dates to 2015, when a 22-year-old woman reported that she had been attacked. Her injuries were, according to doctors, consistent with rape, and that her blood showed a high level of benzodiazepines, a type of tranquilizer, seemingly backing up her lawyer’s claim that her drinks had been spiked at a bar after an evening class. In 2016, the men were convicted.
The woman was not present at the appeals court hearing because she had returned to her native Peru. The woman’s lawyer, however, called the judges’ reasoning “disgusting,” and filed an appeal to the supreme court.
And somehow these people are meant to uphold law and judge. Just comes to show how being well connected gets idiots into high ranking positions.
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What did i just read?
WTF News.
queenofthinair Patriarchies wouldn’t survive a day without the complacency & assistance of women.
Welcome to a man's world... You women wanted to be treated equally, here it is
WomenAgainstSexualViolence.ExampleofIgnorance.
Ah the Trump defense. Americans should not be shocked by this, considering the president responded to claims of sexual assault by saying the women were too ugly for him to assault.
OMG what is wrong with people?
Men rape other men. Why wouldn’t they rape a masculine woman?
The biggest shock is that a panel of all female judges decided this. What the hell?
Wait ...What?
Stupidity has no borders.
HelpUsLord Just because you're a woman doesn't mean you have the heart of a Woman Italy
What a judgement! So only females with less musculinity can be raped?!!!
Tbc, your article sounds like the retrial, overturning the original decision of too masculine, is what caused the protests. Your tweet is really confusing if that's the case.
A woman is a woman in everything she does/appears- even ones claiming to be men. Cosmetics/appearance doesn't change biology. Shame on Italy. Basically they're saying ugly women dnt get raped, & that isn't true.
Wow that's messed up...
Shame