SWEDEN: 3 men convicted for rape livestreamed on Facebook

Three men aged between 18-24 have been convicted for rape by a court in Sweden for defiling a woman in her 30’s and livestreaming the act on social media platform, Facebook.

According to Judge Nils Palbrandt Uppsala District Court, the victim who was under the influence of narcotics and alcohol was not able to give her consent to the sexual act, as was claimed by the men who were also influenced by alcohol during the act.

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Judge Palbrandt sentenced one of the men for rape and assistance to rape while the other two were given one year sentence each. Two of the men are Afghan citizens and the third is a Swedish citizen of Afghan descent.

The court which said the livestream received a lot of attention both in Sweden and internationally ordered the three men to pay total damages of 300,000 kronor ($33,890) to the victim.

The three were arrested in January in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, after police received tips about the streaming and the rape and interrupted the broadcast.

 

 

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