A German man has been found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife for years and sharing video of his crimes on the internet, in a case that has drawn comparisons to the trial of Dominique Pelicot in France.
Fernando P., a 61-year-old school janitor, was found guilty of abusing his wife inside the couple’s home, filming it and then sharing it online without the victim’s knowledge.
He was sentenced Friday to 8 years and 6 months in prison following a trial at a court in Aachen, western Germany. An appeal may be filed against the judgment within one week, the court said.
Yeah, I don’t think the king would ever pardon anyone without a pretty clear demand from the government, parliament or the public. (Turns out it’s happened 5 times in the past 55 years.)
But you’re right, and I was wrong. I thought that the only thing for which a true life sentence still exists, was treason during war time, and that’s not something that happens anymore. But that’s apparently not true at all; multiple homicide can also result in a life sentence, as can leading a terrorist organisation (presumably when the organisation causes multiple deaths).
So I stand corrected.