r/facepalm • u/PrinceOfPunjabi • 5d ago

Why is he even allowed to compete? 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/HueyLewisFan1 5d ago

He was 21 and she was 12. How is he not locked up?

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u/PM_ME_Happy_Thinks 5d ago

19 when it happened but yeah it's bullshit he only had to serve a year

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u/MileHighMilk 4d ago

this is why the sentence was so light. he was 19, I’m sure the courts would’ve sentenced more heavily had he been 30+

it’s fucked up, but that’s probably why

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u/PM_ME_Happy_Thinks 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah I agree but let's not also discount the fact that he's also white and a successful athlete. Those also heavily influenced it.

I'd say also, going back to the age, him being tried in Britain waa probably the biggest factor. They have a notorious history of downplaying child rape, especially with younger adult rapists.

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u/Jediplop 4d ago

Probably more not wanting to create an incident with NL, the amount of injustice just to avoid diplomatic consequences is insane.