Berlin: A 29-year-old German model was drugged and raped by two men, who filmed the scene on camera and posted it online, according to reports. Despite charges against the accused, a German court has relieved the duo with a meagre fine and levied a penalty of $ 27,000 on the victim.
The model Gina-Lisa Lohfink was drugged and raped. However, when she put forth her complain before the judge, she was slammed by the latter. The judge said that Lohfink didn’t want the ordeal to get filmed but she didn’t say no to sex. Therefore, on the basis of judge’s observation the model has been slapped with fine.
“They are turning me from a victim into an offender. Do I have to be killed first? Will the legal authorities only get it then?" the model said, as quoted in a report.
This isn’t an isolated incident wherein the accused has been let off the hook easily. Recently, light sentence given to a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of rape had sparked off furore across the country. Sexual assault accused are often granted leverage in Germany owing to which crime against women has witnessed a surge. The growing disenchantment over mishandling of rape cases has propelled protests across Germany, demanding stricter rape laws.
