>Laut Bundesgericht darf die im Vergleich relativ kurze Dauer einer Vergewaltigung – im konkreten Fall X – bei der Bestrafung des Täters berücksichtigt werden. Hingegen sei irrelevant, dass das Opfer kurz vorher freiwillig ungeschützten Sex gehabt habe. Das Basler Appellationsgericht reduzierte die Strafe für einen Vergewaltiger und begründete dies mündlich unter anderem damit, dass die Tat nur X gedauert habe.
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>**English:** According to the Federal Supreme Court, the relatively short duration of a rape – in this specific case X – may be taken into account when punishing the perpetrator. On the other hand, it is irrelevant that the victim had voluntarily had unprotected sex shortly beforehand. The Basel Court of Appeal reduced the sentence for a rapist and justified this orally by stating, among other things, that the crime had only lasted X.
A little quiz for you: How long do you think this rape lasted so that the federal court judged it to be “short”?
Feel free to write your number below this comment, and you will find the answer in the article above.
As for the other point, it seems kind of obvious that someone raping their victim for something like 24 hours should receive an even harsher sentence. This is all that “kann bei der Urteilszumessung eine Rolle spielen” means.
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>Laut Bundesgericht darf die im Vergleich relativ kurze Dauer einer Vergewaltigung – im konkreten Fall X – bei der Bestrafung des Täters berücksichtigt werden. Hingegen sei irrelevant, dass das Opfer kurz vorher freiwillig ungeschützten Sex gehabt habe. Das Basler Appellationsgericht reduzierte die Strafe für einen Vergewaltiger und begründete dies mündlich unter anderem damit, dass die Tat nur X gedauert habe.
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>**English:** According to the Federal Supreme Court, the relatively short duration of a rape – in this specific case X – may be taken into account when punishing the perpetrator. On the other hand, it is irrelevant that the victim had voluntarily had unprotected sex shortly beforehand. The Basel Court of Appeal reduced the sentence for a rapist and justified this orally by stating, among other things, that the crime had only lasted X.
A little quiz for you: How long do you think this rape lasted so that the federal court judged it to be “short”?
Feel free to write your number below this comment, and you will find the answer in the article above.
If we don’t sensationalize the headline for 2 seconds, this is good news, because the Federal Court has [decided](https://www.bger.ch/ext/eurospider/live/de/php/aza/http/index.php?highlight_docid=aza://19-09-2023-7B_15-2021&lang=de&zoom=&type=show_document) that a previous reduction of the sentence because of how the victim behaved that evening doesn’t stand (this reduction, or rather the oral reasons provided at the time, caused widespread outrage back then). **The result will be a harsher sentence for the perpetrators.**
As for the other point, it seems kind of obvious that someone raping their victim for something like 24 hours should receive an even harsher sentence. This is all that “kann bei der Urteilszumessung eine Rolle spielen” means.
Here’s the thread from way back when: https://www.reddit.com/r/Switzerland/comments/oxnvh0/court_in_basel_claims_rape_victim_was_sending_out/