A young woman has been sent to prison for insulting a man who walked free after gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in a Hamburg city park.
In 2020, a heavily intoxicated teenager was repeatedly raped by several men in the German city.
The case sent shockwaves around the world last year, when it was revealed eight out of the nine perpetrators would not face prison time. They received suspended sentences. Only one rapist was sent to youth prison for two years and nine months. One was acquitted.
Now, a 20-year-old woman from the city has been sent to prison after making “hateful” remarks towards a migrant who was involved and remains at large.
Last week, a young woman was convicted by a district court of insulting and threatening one of the rapists, a justice spokeswoman confirmed to German national newspaper Die Welt.
The verdict against the man is not yet final, it is still pending before the Federal Court of Justice. However, he has not served any jail time.
The newspaper reports the young woman jailed for insulting him had found his number online — as it was circulating on Snapchat.
