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[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 months ago

I actually spend quite a lot of time in Leuven these days, and looking at some of those houses and the general state of Belgium today ... I can't say that's not likely to be true.

It's just that the place kinda struck me as safe. I guess it's not.

[-] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 months ago

It is quite safe. What I heard about this case is that the victim was happy with the outcome.

They met at a party, she was drunk. He said he asked consent, she said he raped her. There was no evidence or allegation of force, just that she couldn't have consented in her drunken state.

He had a clean record.

He got convicted and ordered to pay €3500 and if he commits another crime, then this one will count too.

She was satisfied with the outcome. She especially wanted recognition that it was rape.

I think this is a good outcome. If he ever rapes someone again, he'll be a serial rapist and get the book thrown at him.

And on the flipside, I find it difficult to throw the book at people under the circumstances in these kind of cases.

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

You're gonna have to give a source for the victim being satisfied with the outcome.

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There are a few other articles it seems - this one has:

While the victim has found some solace in the court’s recognition of her assault, she is disappointed that her attacker faces no real consequences.

Which says she was not happy with the outcome, only that the rape was recognized.

Per this article:

Leuven University Hospital has suspended a medical student that was convicted of raping another student but was not sentenced for his crime.

The school has at least ensured there were some measure of consequences. Also:

Chief physician Gert Van Assche said that "First and foremost our thoughts go out to the victim. Together with KU Leuven we will look at the court’s ruling and examine how we will go on from there. In the meantime, as a precautionary measure the doctor concerned has been suspended from duties at the hospital”.

The only other article was paywalled and seemed to have no additional information anyway.

Edit: I think its worth noting, though it can be seen in the link, he was studying gynecology.

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