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| Cuban volleyball players jailed for raping Finnish woman at tournament | |
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| Five Cuban volleyball players have been convicted for the rape of a Finnish woman during a tournament. | Five Cuban volleyball players have been convicted for the rape of a Finnish woman during a tournament. |
| The attack took place at the Volleyball World League in Tampere, southern Finland. | The attack took place at the Volleyball World League in Tampere, southern Finland. |
| Team captain, Rolando Cepeda Abreu, 27, was given a five year sentence for aggravated rape at the District Court of Pirkanmaa, along with team mates Abrahan Alfonso Gavilan, 21, Ricardo Calvo Manzano, 19, and Osmany Uriarte Mestre, 21. | Team captain, Rolando Cepeda Abreu, 27, was given a five year sentence for aggravated rape at the District Court of Pirkanmaa, along with team mates Abrahan Alfonso Gavilan, 21, Ricardo Calvo Manzano, 19, and Osmany Uriarte Mestre, 21. |
| Another defendant, Luis Sosa Sierra, 21, was jailed for three years and six months. | Another defendant, Luis Sosa Sierra, 21, was jailed for three years and six months. |
| One player, Dariel Albo Miranda, 24, was acquitted. | One player, Dariel Albo Miranda, 24, was acquitted. |
| Eight members of the team were initially arrested in early July following allegations that a woman was raped at a hotel where the team was staying in Tampere, 105 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. | Eight members of the team were initially arrested in early July following allegations that a woman was raped at a hotel where the team was staying in Tampere, 105 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. |
| Two were released without charge. | Two were released without charge. |
| The defendants had denied the charge and insisted the woman had consented to sex. | The defendants had denied the charge and insisted the woman had consented to sex. |
| Other team members denied knowledge of the incident. | Other team members denied knowledge of the incident. |
| Despite the arrests and consequent loss of players, the Cuban team entered the Rio 2016 games but lost every match. | Despite the arrests and consequent loss of players, the Cuban team entered the Rio 2016 games but lost every match. |