In a case that activists said exemplified the widespread impunity afforded to the children of wealthy and powerful families in Mexico, a 21-year-old man who reportedly “vaginally penetrated” a 17-year-old girl with his fingers has been found not guilty of sexual assault because he “didn’t enjoy it.” On Wednesday, judicial authorities in Mexico suspended the judge over the ruling, The Guardian reported.
Diego Cruz and three other privileged young men who allegedly called themselves “Los Porkys” had stood accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old after a New Year’s party on January 1, 2015. The girl said that she was assaulted by the men, who had been classmates with her at an elite private school in Southern Veracruz, after she got into a car with them after the party. Shortly before being charged in April 2016, Cruz fled to Spain. He was eventually extradited to face trial in his home country.
According to The Guardian, Judge Anuar González ruled that the boy was cleared of wrongdoing — although Cruz had molested the girl’s breasts and vagina with his fingers, the judge determined, he was not guilty of assault because he had not done so with “carnal intent.”
“He sexually touched her, he vaginally penetrated her, but because he didn’t enjoy it, it’s not sexual abuse?” said Estefanía Vela Barba, a women’s rights activist. “Since there was no pleasure in the act, it was intended to cause humiliation. They were touching her, they were bothering her, so for the judge, if the intention wasn’t pleasure, it’s not sexual assault.”
The victim condemned the ruling on Facebook, arguing that she was being blamed for the crime that had been committed against her.
“I have nothing to repent,” she wrote. “I’ve gone drinking. I’ve gone to parties. I’ve worn short skirts like many girls my age … and for that I’m going to be judged? For that I deserved what happened?”
Mexico’s federal judiciary council said that the judge may also be investigated over the ruling, and Cruz will remain in custody while the ruling is appealed.
This is one of the most disgusting things I’ve heard about in a while. This is why we need to challenge myths about rape. Rape is not about sexual attraction or enjoyment, it’s about power. Rapists don’t assault someone because they’re looking for pleasure, they assault someone because they want to assault someone. Those men and the judge should all be punished.
Today my professor told me every cell in our entire body is destroyed and replaced every seven years. How comforting it is to know that one day I will have a body that you will have never touched.
THERE IS NO BIGGER STRESS THEN HAVING YOUR PARENT TEXT YOU SAYING "can you come out I need to talk to you about something" IT IS TERRIFYING LIKE I DIDNT KILL THAT PERSON BUT YOURE SO TERRIFYING TO TALK TO THAT I JUST MIGHT CONFESS
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