Despite being sentenced to four years in prison, the organizers declared his innocence.

the city of placenta This Sunday has hosted an unprecedented demonstration: of a group of people who, without stopping any institution, convene (in this case the powers fall) Ceres’ government sub-delegation), demonstrating support for a four-year prison sentence—Castor C., a little over 40 years old—who is already in prison, no further processing capacity after the final conviction for the offense of sexual abuse in November 2017.

protest has started in coronation park According to sources in this newspaper, Placentina has passed through the city and into the square of the same city, and about 200 people have attended, including friends, acquaintances and some other relatives of the slanderers. The calls were made anonymously through social networks in recent days and included the image and name of the person who was condemned. In particular, the poster included the following text: “Always with you Castor! We will fight for justice. Those of us who know him know that what is happening is not worth it, we are only to judge.” and we will proceed as we have to go for it, to prove the truth.”

Placencia Feminist Platform At this concentration he has shown his “anger and disapproval”. his spokesperson, Nuria Lopez and Carolina Monroe, Confirmed to EL Mundo that he had alerted in writing of the callPlacencia Office of Assistance to Victims of Gender Violence, as well as to Extremadura. Institute for Women in and the government sub-delegation to Ceres “without any response”.

The convicted man, a man known in Placencia for his ties to several sports clubs in the city, and in turn a physical education teacher at a local center, was sentenced to four years in prison. Provincial Court of Ceres. Subsequently, the Superior Court of Justice of Extremadura (TSJEx) dismissed the appeal filed by his defense and subsequently, Supreme court The appeal filed was not accepted, so the attacker went to jail. However, he left due to a defect in form and finally re-entered a few weeks ago.

Concentration organizers assure that they are “absolutely convinced” that the attacker is “innocent” and clarifies that the demonstration has not been called against the woman who condemned him, “nor against any woman” because, they affirm, they defend ” women and equality.” In this sense, they state that a group of women have also signed a manifesto in support of the condemned man because they believe “an injustice” has been done.

“Rape Culture”

However, spokesmen for the Placencia Feminist Platform believe that a demonstration in support of a man convicted of sexual abuse is meant to “re-victimize all women who have suffered this type of violation of their rights” and ” impunity and open bar”. This type of performance has been consented to, which enhances the “culture of rape”.

In a letter addressed to authoritative organizations to try to stop the call, Lopez and Monroe emphasized that “allowing this type of performance could once again put the victim in a vulnerable position in which their physical and moral Integrity still suffers.” What’s more, because it should be noted that he’s been that way for more than four years, relishing that unpleasant situation over and over”.

“We do not want to continue to maintain a society in which our daughters and sons remain ignorant of the cult of rape and abuse and everything is free,” he says.

facts

The attacker was sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing a woman in Placencia while she was “sleeping” all night after drinking alcohol. The victim, after drinking a few drinks and in the company of a friend, was at the Placencia hostel with three other men at 06:00 am. Among them was a slanderer, with whom the victim “practically” did not speak and whom he had met that morning.

At about 8:00, several of them went to the house of one of the group’s men and the woman, “tired and sleepy”, lay on a bed while the rest remained in the living room. One of the men entered the bedroom and had consensual intercourse with her; Then, he left the room and the victim slept facing the wall.

Shortly after, another man (later indicted) entered the bedroom, “was undressed and went to bed” and began to caress the woman with the aim of “trying to maintain sexual activity with her”. given, which is over. Because the victim thought it was the previous man. When this other man came out to get out of bed, the girl turned and saw, to her surprise, his identity. Hours later, the woman reported the facts and needed medical help.

The defendant’s defense argued that the relationship was consensual at all times, but the courtroom TSJEX It was held that the victim’s account at trial was “concrete and uninteresting,” other than the fact that some non-substantial error would have slipped into her statement. Furthermore, she believes that the man “was fully aware that the sexual relationship was secret”, because, although he did not show his disapproval, she made the decision thinking it was another man who was with her.

The man – whose identity was not disclosed until a poster with his name and photograph was published in a call for support made by relatives – apart from serving a prison term, was also involved in communication and approach to the victim. Was sentenced for the period of prohibition. 10 years.