Spain's ex-player gets 4-year sentence in Saudi Arabia
The Supreme Court in Spain upheld a four-year prison sentence against footballer Santi Mena for sexual assault on a woman in July 2017 near a nightclub in Almeria, where he was residing and socializing with his friends. The court confirmed that the player exploited the victim's proximity and the surprise of the situation to carry out non-consensual sexual acts, and there was no evidence to suggest that the victim misunderstood the issue of consent. Additionally, the court reduced the compensation awarded to the victim from 50,000 euros to 25,000 euros, and rejected the player's appeal against the ruling, as well as the victim's appeal to increase the sentence to 8 years along with a complementary penalty. Mena previously played in the Saudi league with the youth team on a one-season loan in 2022, and he is a former member of Spain's under-21 national team.
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