Businessman (44) rapes girl (15) on Swiss plane - convicted
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A 44-year-old businessman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during a Swiss flight. The case demonstrates the application of the new criminal law on sexual offenses.

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  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
    644·
    2 days ago

    Why is it " a business man from india" and not Mr. So and So. Upon conviction, naming the offender is standard journalistic practice. Child protection laws cover the kids not the offenders unless they are connected so identifying one can identify the other.

    This guy gets a tap on the wrist and isn’t even publically shamed nor his acquaintances warned.

    • JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.chEnglish
      58·
      2 days ago

      Because in Switzerland a criminal is still covered by the right to privacy, so unless the person in question is a public figure like a politician or the information was already leaked(among some other exceptions), it is not published. Same for the victim. Most you get is ‘John D. from Soandsotown, 34 years old (name known to the editorial department)’, if that.

      • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
        146·
        2 days ago

        Good thing Switzerland let a casual rapist go free and the public kept in the dark for rapist privacy.

        I guess there is a dark truth behind the joke in Eurotrip.

        • JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.chEnglish
          15·
          2 days ago

          Just to be clear, I’m not defending the decision in any way. The issue here is with letting him go free, that’s disgusting and should not have happened.

          The privacy part makes sense to me. If the purpose of prison/the justice system is resocialization, instead of punishment, then having your name all over the news just screws you over forever, even if in the eye of the law you did your time and don’t pose a risk anymore, regret your crime etc., and it increases the chance of them just going back to crime when they leave prison, due to a lack of options.

      • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        That is interesting. Although in this case privacy is used to shield a serial rapist from social consequences.