Pedro Sánchez asks victims for forgiveness after change allows some offenders to reduce sentences Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has apologised to victims for a loophole in a landmark new law that was intended to toughen penalties for sexual crimes but has allowed some convicted offenders to reduce their sentences. The legislation, popularly known as the "only yes means yes" law, came into effect last October. It overhauled the criminal code by making sexual consent - or lack of it - k...
Pedro Sánchez asks victims for forgiveness after change allows some offenders to reduce sentences Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has apologised to victims for a loophole in a landmark new law that was intended to toughen penalties for sexual crimes but has allowed some convicted offenders to reduce their sentences. The legislation, popularly known as the "only yes means yes" law, came into effect last October. It overhauled the criminal code by making sexual consent - or lack of it - k...
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