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Eugene

(62,660 posts)
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:33 AM Mar 2017

Mexican man cleared in sexual assault of schoolgirl because he didn't 'enjoy' it

Source: The Guardian

Mexican man cleared in sexual assault of schoolgirl because he didn't 'enjoy' it

Diego Cruz, 21, one of four privileged youths dubbed ‘Los Porkys’
who abducted and vaginally penetrated the teenager, did so without
‘carnal intent’ a judge ruled


David Agren in Mexico City
Wednesday 29 March 2017 00.01 BST

A Mexican judge has freed a wealthy young man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a schoolgirl, on the grounds that the perpetrator did not enjoy himself.

Diego Cruz, 21, was one of four young men from prominent families in the coastal state of Veracruz who were nicknamed “Los Porkys” on social media after they were accused of seizing a classmate from their elite private school as she left a New Year’s party on 1 January 2015.

In a ruling which was made public on Monday, Judge Anuar González found that although Cruz was accused of touching the victim’s breasts and penetrating her with his fingers, he had acted without “carnal intent” – and so was not guilty of assault.

González also found that although the victim, who was 17 at the time, was forced into the car of one of her alleged attackers, she was never “helpless”. Two of the other three suspects are accused of penetrating the victim.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/28/mexican-man-cleared-sexual-assault-schoolgirl-because-he-didnt-enjoy-it
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Mexican man cleared in sexual assault of schoolgirl because he didn't 'enjoy' it (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2017 OP
Privileged, grabbing the private parts of girls, not paying for his actions? ck4829 Mar 2017 #1
Even if we accepted all of that... It would still be assault FBaggins Mar 2017 #2
What? Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #3

ck4829

(35,913 posts)
1. Privileged, grabbing the private parts of girls, not paying for his actions?
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:37 AM
Mar 2017

Sounds like a future president in the works.

FBaggins

(27,720 posts)
2. Even if we accepted all of that... It would still be assault
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:39 AM
Mar 2017

That shouldn't be "freed", it should be "convicted of the lesser included charge"

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