Lowering the sentence of rape – due to his work

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The person, who represented Sweden at nationwide group degree in ice hockey, was convicted of illegal threats, assault, sexual harassment, tried rape and rape in November.

– The district court docket has made it straightforward for itself by giving full credit score to the plaintiff, whereas on the identical time trusting the story reproduced by the accused, mentioned an individual -lawyer of the person, Nicolas Rubensson, to Expressen on the time.

The choice was appealed and on Tuesday the choice of the Court docket of Attraction was handed down.

The Appellate Court docket’s evaluation is similar because the district court docket’s evaluation in terms of the problem of legal responsibility. Nonetheless, the jail sentence is lowered.

“It’s a matter of consideration”

Three and a half years turns into two years and eight months. It is because the person misplaced his job in reference to the choice of the district court docket.

“It’s a circumstance, in keeping with the Court docket of Attraction, to be taken under consideration when figuring out the worth of a sentence”writes the Court docket of Attraction.

The previous hockey participant has been convicted of grabbing a lady by the neck, hitting her with a closed fist and raping her. The actions should have been performed on the identical day.

Two jurors disagreed, saying the proof for rape and tried rape was inadequate and the person ought to be acquitted on these counts.

Contemplating an utility

The lawyer Elsa Andersson, who represented the person within the Court docket of Attraction, is just not fully glad with the choice regardless of the lowered sentence.

– It’s clear that it’s unhappy that now we have not reached our finish, when there are two legal professionals on our facet, that my baby ought to be freed. We are actually desirous about learn how to proceed, says Andersson.

What are the choices?

– There’s a risk to use and we’ll give it some thought. We have not determined but.

And the plaintiff’s counsel Elisabeth Massi Fritz is just not fully glad. She criticizes the lesser sentence.

“In fact, you may at all times take into consideration how a lot of a “low cost” a convicted individual ought to get as a result of he loses his job as a result of he’s convicted of significant crimes. Right here I believe the system is flawed. The punishment for severe crimes is simply too low,” she writes in a remark to Expressen.

Elisabeth Massi Fritz.

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