Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down13
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comAdanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squarealonsohmtz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·10 hours agoThe court seems to disagree.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoThis judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist. https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
minus-squareHalfAFrisbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoMuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
The court seems to disagree.
This judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist.
https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
MuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
Not really.