Sweden- Court rejects transgender rape acquittal

[SandraJane]

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Court rejects transgender rape acquittal

Published: 16 Oct 12 08:28 CET

The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man.The 61-year-old man was "brutally violent" in the attack, which took place last summer, tearing off the victim's pants and grabbing at her crotch


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However, he was acquitted of the attempted rape charges by the Örebro District Court, which deemed the allegations to be "invalid".

"The intended crime never had the possibility of being fulfilled," explained Judge Dan Sjöstedt to local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda at the time of the acquittal in July.

[Shantel]

Published: 16 Oct 12 08:28 CET

The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man.The 61-year-old man was "brutally violent" in the attack, which took place last summer, tearing off the victim's pants and grabbing at her crotch


However, he was acquitted of the attempted rape charges by the Örebro District Court, which deemed the allegations to be "invalid".

"The intended crime never had the possibility of being fulfilled," explained Judge Dan Sjöstedt to local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda at the time of the acquittal in July.

Hmmm what an ass!  Judge Dan Sjöstedt ought to do some time in the U.S. prison system or the military where same sex rapes happen frequently!