(ANSA) - ANCONA, OCT 19 - A Perugia appeals court on Monday
overturned an Ancona appeals court acquittal of two young South
Americans on rape charges due to the alleged "masculine" nature
of the victim.
The supreme Court of Cassation had sent the case back to the
appeals stage after it rejected the Ancona court's acceptance of
the "masculine" argument as grounds to believe the perpetrators
and undermine the victim's credibility.
In overturning that acquittal, the Perugia court confirmed a
first-instance court's convictions.
It sentenced one of the young men to five years in jail and the
other to three years. (ANSA).
'Masculine' rape acquittal overturned
Supreme court had sent case back to appeals stage