The Supreme Court confirms the conviction of a 20-year-old basketball instructor for raping a 13-year-old student in Tenerife

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The Supreme Court confirms the conviction of a 20-year-old basketball instructor for raping a 13-year-old student in Tenerife

The Supreme Court has confirmed the 10-year prison sentence imposed on a 20-year-old basketball instructor from a school in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for raping a student seven years younger than him. The magistrates have dismissed the appeal filed by the young man on the grounds that it was not appropriate to acquit him or reduce his sentence. They insisted that in this case “the minor was a very young age —13 years old—” and the context of the re…