Changes to law considered after ‘gang rape’

The government is considering changes to the law after a court rejected charges of gang rape against five men and convicted them instead on a lesser charge of sexual abuse, an official said.

Protests erupted across Spain after a court in the northern city of Pamplona sentenced the five men to nine years jail for sexual abuse. Activists described and will always be on the side of the victims”. Justice minister Rafael Catala has begun consultations with legal experts to assess whether changes to Spain’s rape laws are required, Mr Mendez de Vigo said.

ANGRY: Protesters in front of the regional court in Pamplona, after five men were convicted of sexual abuse