"The presiding judge stated, 'You are sentenced to the same penalty as in the first instance,' indicating no significant changes in the case's circumstances."
"The victim, identified only as V., reported waking up naked in a hotel room with no memory of how she arrived there, leading to her complaint."
"Coulson, Jammes, and Grice maintained that the sexual relations were consensual, asserting that the student had been proactive in initiating the encounter."
"Coulson's lawyer expressed disbelief at the court's decision, describing it as a 'repetition of an excessive' ruling from the initial trial."
A French court confirmed prison sentences for Denis Coulson, Loick Jammes, and Rory Grice, convicted of raping a student in 2017. The sentences were 14 years for Coulson and Jammes, and 12 years for Grice. The trial took place in Bordeaux, where the victim, a 20-year-old student, reported being raped after a night of heavy drinking. The defendants claimed the encounter was consensual. Their lawyers plan to appeal to the Court of Cassation, expressing shock at the upheld sentences.
Read at The Local France
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