Under Spanish law, there are two charges for ‘offending the sexual freedom of another’, sexual assault and sexual abuse. Sexual assault includes rape and carries a heavier sentence, however it must include violence or intimidation. Sexual abuse on the other hand is considered a lesser crime with a lighter sentence.
‘I am not a judge and I do not know how many years in prison they deserve, what I do know is that it is not abuse, it is rape,’ Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau tweeted in response to the news. Now, activists are calling for a protest against the court decision in Manresa on Saturday, at 1pm local time. Many have taken to social media to protest using the hashtags JusticiaPatriarcal and NoEsAbusoEsViolacion .
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