The Provincial Court of Ciudad Real in central Spain has acquitted a gypsy man accused of continuously sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, citing the peculiarities of gypsy culture among the reasons behind its ruling. The decision has been condemned by Spain’s equality watchdog as an “absolute disgrace” and a failure to uphold the rights of gypsy minors.
The controversial ruling on the case of a 20-year-old gypsy man who has had “a relationship similar to a marriage” with a 12-year-old girl was publicized by local media last week. The couple began their relationship back in 2022, with both families of the man and the girl aware of it, the court has established.
The girl ultimately became pregnant with twins and went to a doctor, who notified the authorities of the questionable nature of her relationship. Given the fact that the age of sexual consent is set under Spanish law at 16, her ‘spouse’ ended up detained and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a minor, with prosecutors demanding the court sentence him to at least 11 years and six months in jail.
The court, however, opted to acquit the man instead, arguing that the relationship between an adult and a minor was “part of the cultural and social sphere of the gypsy community.”
Moreover, the defendant claimed he was not actually aware of the true age of the girl, insisting he had thought she was around 15 years old at the time their relationship began, with the court deeming such an excuse to be “credible” enough.
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@PersistentElectionGreen2yrs2Y
... well i wont judge their culture ...
But ... this is just wrong, it reeks of pedophilia, and shouldnt be allowed in different country
If you're not willing to judge, you're part of the problem!
Their is a reason why Judeo Christian Western Culture flourished and others didn't, it didn't happen by accident!
And now with the flood of multiculturalism its DYING!
@PersistentElectionGreen2yrs2Y
I won't judge because of Spain decision
They judged it as ok... due to their cultural norm
That's why I am saying multiculturalism is sht,
Because i have to accept this sht
If they come Spain they should abide by Spain cultural norm right?
@OffendedCaucusVeteran2yrs2Y
WTF this is still a crime, culture doesn't over rule the law.
That aside this is just morally wrong to 90% + of people.
That man should be in prison at the least.
Pathetic and brutal culture. How could a judge acquitted that man? He should be punished or his private parts should be cut down in the name of culture.
@L3ftyDovesForward2yrs2Y
Spanish Court is wrong on this acquittal ruling.
Children need to be protected across the globe.
The reasonableness of culture should factor in the fact that children should be protected from predators like the 20-year-old man.
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