Victims Discouraged by ‘Lenient’ Sentences for Sex Crimes in Serbia Courts in Serbia frequently impose the minimum sentence in rape cases, while many of those convicted of ‘illicit sexual activity’ or sexual harassment escape jail, according to a BIRN investigation. In June 2016, a man in Serbia was sentenced to eight years in prison for repeatedly raping and beating his stepdaughter over a period of two years starting when she was 14 years old. He was one of at least 608 people convicted of sex crimes in Serbia between 2016 and 2020. But eight years is more than many convicted rapists are jailed for in the Balkan country, where, according ... Continue reading... https://balkaninsight.com/2021/04/0...y-lenient-sentences-for-sex-crimes-in-serbia/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Victims Discouraged by ‘Lenient’ Sentences for Sex Crimes in Serbia[/google]
