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| Cuba volleyball players jailed for rape in Finland | Cuba volleyball players jailed for rape in Finland |
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| Five members of Cuba's national volleyball team have been convicted of raping a Finnish woman during a World League tournament in Tampere. | Five members of Cuba's national volleyball team have been convicted of raping a Finnish woman during a World League tournament in Tampere. |
| Four of the men, including the captain, were given five-year jail sentences while a fifth is facing a prison term of three and a half years. | Four of the men, including the captain, were given five-year jail sentences while a fifth is facing a prison term of three and a half years. |
| They were detained in the southern Finnish city on 2 July after a woman said she had been raped at a hotel. | They were detained in the southern Finnish city on 2 July after a woman said she had been raped at a hotel. |
| Eight men were originally held. Two were released soon afterwards. | Eight men were originally held. Two were released soon afterwards. |
| Another of the players was released from detention at the end of August and acquitted by the court in Tampere. | Another of the players was released from detention at the end of August and acquitted by the court in Tampere. |
| The men given the longer sentences included 27-year-old captain Rolando Cepeda Abreu, Alfonso Gavilan, 21, Ricardo Calvo Manzano, 19, and Osmany Uriarte Mestre, who is also 21. Luis Sosa Sierra, 21, was given a shorter sentence. | |
| Lengthy ordeal | |
| The team had been taking part in a tournament ahead of the Rio Olympics when the rape took place at the hotel in which the players were staying. | The team had been taking part in a tournament ahead of the Rio Olympics when the rape took place at the hotel in which the players were staying. |
| The court heard that two of the players had met the woman in a nightclub in the hotel basement. She later went to the room of one of the men, Uriarte Mestre, and consented to sex. | |
| However, Uriarte Mestre was then said to have texted the other men without the woman's knowledge. They entered the room and subjected the woman to a lengthy ordeal and held her by the hair to prevent her leaving. | |
| When she was eventually allowed to leave, she complained to the hotel receptionist who called police. | |
| The men had denied the accusation, insisting the woman had given consent. | The men had denied the accusation, insisting the woman had given consent. |
| However, the court ruled they were guilty of aggravated rape and ordered the men to pay €24,000 (£20,500; $27,000) in compensation to the victim. | |
| As the allegations emerged, two of the team coaches were sacked. | As the allegations emerged, two of the team coaches were sacked. |
| Despite its depleted squad, Cuba fielded a team in Rio and lost all five of its matches. | Despite its depleted squad, Cuba fielded a team in Rio and lost all five of its matches. |